Arturo Acevedo Vallarino | |
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Born | 1873 |
Died | 1950 |
Nationality | Colombian |
Occupation | Director |
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Arturo Acevedo Vallarino (1873–1950)[2] was a Colombian film director known for the silent films La tragedia del silencio (1924) and Bajo el Cielo Antioqueño (1925). In order to buy his first movie camera, he sold a timber plantation.[3] In 1920, he founded production company Acevedo e Hijos.[4]
Arturo spent his childhood in Zipaquirá with his father, General Ramón Acevedo. In 1894 he graduated as a dentist. He married Laura Mendez Bernal and had six children.[1]