FILM DIRECTOR

Segundo de Chomón

1871 - 1929

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Segundo Víctor Aurelio Chomón y Ruiz (also Chomont or Chaumont French: [ʃomɔ̃]; 17 October 1871 – 2 May 1929) was a pioneering Spanish film director, cinematographer and screenwriter. He produced many short films in France while working for Pathé Frères and has been compared to Georges Méliès, due to his frequent camera tricks and optical illusions. He is regarded as the most significant Spanish silent film director in an international context. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Segundo de Chomón is the 642nd most popular film director (down from 636th in 2019), the 1,078th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,056th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Spanish Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Segundo de Chomón ranks 642 out of 2,041. Before him are Bernd Eichinger, Natacha Rambova, Andrew Blake, Robert Enrico, Géza von Radványi, and Jean-Daniel Cadinot. After him are Kenneth Anger, Majid Majidi, Roger Donaldson, Paul Scheuring, Richard Linklater, and Roger Spottiswoode.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1871, Segundo de Chomón ranks 97. Before him are George Washington, Guglielmo Ferrero, Joe Roberts, Nils Edén, Abanindranath Tagore, and Alexander Spendiaryan. After him are Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius, Alwin Berger, Gino Fano, Arthur Wynne, Daniel Alomía Robles, and Doppo Kunikida. Among people deceased in 1929, Segundo de Chomón ranks 80. Before him are Sergei Nilus, Hans Meyer, Charles Fox Parham, Nurkhon Yuldashkhojayeva, P. J. Kennedy, and Ernest Monis. After him are Emilie Snethlage, Gustave Schlumberger, Wilhelm von Bode, Cornelis Lely, Lilli Lehmann, and Gunnar Heiberg.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Segundo de Chomón ranks 1,078 out of 3,355. Before him are Joan Brossa (1919), Paco Ibáñez (1934), José Enrique Varela (1891), Manuel José Quintana (1772), Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo (1450), and Federico Moreno Torroba (1891). After him are Enrique Irazoqui (1944), Juan Manuel Asensi (1949), María Mercader (1918), Luis Fernández (1959), Ibn Zaydún (1003), and Rocío Jurado (1946).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Spain

Among film directors born in Spain, Segundo de Chomón ranks 11. Before him are Bigas Luna (1946), Víctor Erice (1940), Juan Antonio Bardem (1922), Néstor Almendros (1930), Vicente Aranda (1926), and Luis García Berlanga (1921). After him are Isabel Coixet (1960), Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi (1927), Fernando Trueba (1955), Álex de la Iglesia (1965), Mario Camus (1935), and Julio Medem (1958).

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