Marcelo Piñeyro (born March 5, 1953 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an award-winning film director, screenwriter, and film producer.
Piñeyro studied cinematography at La Plata University's School of Fine Arts. In 1980, he and his associate Luis Puenzo founded Cinemania, a Latin American production company.
In 1984, Piñeyro came to international attention as executive producer of The Official Story (directed by Luis Puenzo). In 1985, the film becam...
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Marcelo Piñeyro (born March 5, 1953 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an award-winning film director, screenwriter, and film producer.
Piñeyro studied cinematography at La Plata University's School of Fine Arts. In 1980, he and his associate Luis Puenzo founded Cinemania, a Latin American production company.
In 1984, Piñeyro came to international attention as executive producer of The Official Story (directed by Luis Puenzo). In 1985, the film became the first Latin American movie to win an Academy Award for the Best Foreign Language Film.
In 1992, Piñeyro premiered as a director with Tango Feroz (Tanguito, Wild Tango). In Argentina, the film set attendance records and initiated a debate about the country's past. Screened at such film festivals as the Toronto International Film Festival in 1993, the film won several awards including the Premio del Jurado Joven en el Festival de San Sebastián (1993).
Caballos Salvajes (Wild Horses) (1995), Piñeyro's second film as director, became the...
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