Director
Hugo Santiago
December 12, 1939 · Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Hugo Santiago Muchnick was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and lived in France from 1959 until his death in 2018.
He studied Literature, Philosophy and Music. From 1959-66 he was assistant director to Robert Bresson. In 1969, he made his first feature film Invasión in his native Argentina based on an idea by celebrated writers Adolfo Bioy Casares and Jorge Luis Borges, who also co-wrote the script.
Often works with
Valérie Dréville
3 titles together
The Wolf of the West Coast, La vie de Galilée, Electra
Mariano Llinás
3 titles together
The Gold Bug, The Sky of the Centaur, Correspondencia Llinás-Piñeiro
David Oubiña
2 titles together
Aquilea: Nueve pequeños films sobre 'Invasión', Borges/Santiago: variaciones sobre un guion
Full filmography · 22
Correspondencia Llinás-Piñeiro
as archival
2020
The Sky of the Centaur
Writer and Director
2017
The Gold Bug
as Voice of Leandro N. Alem
2014
Aquilea: Nueve pequeños films sobre 'Invasión'
cast
2008
Borges/Santiago: variaciones sobre un guion
cast
2008
The Wolf of the West Coast
Director
2002
Brazil's Maria Bethânia
Director and Writer
2001
Maurice Blanchot
Director
1998
Christophe Coin, le musicien
Director
1995La vie de Galilée
Director
1992
La fable des continents
Director
1991
Three Crowns of the Sailor
as (voice)
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