Director
Carlos Azpúrua
January 15, 1950 · Caracas, Venezuela
Venezuelan filmmaker, known for the film Disparen a matar (Shoot to Kill) from 1991, which won the Best Debut Film award at the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema and was a finalist for the Goya Award for Best Latin American Production. The film continues his preference for politically and socially charged cinema, presented with strong narrative skill and solid execution. Another notable film is Amaneció de golpe from 1998, a powerful drama about terrorism and violence, co-produced by Venezuela, Mexico, and Cuba, with a screenplay by the renowned playwright José Ignacio Cabrujas.
Often works with
Julio Mota
3 titles together
Caño Mánamo, Amazonas, el negocio de este mundo, Yo hablo a Caracas
Víctor Cuica
2 titles together
Coup at Daybreak, Shoot to kill
Gonzalo Cubero
2 titles together
Coup at Daybreak, Mi vida por Sharon, ¿o qué te pasa a ti?
Elba Escobar
2 titles together
Coup at Daybreak, Cabrujas en el país del disimulo
Miguelangel Landa
2 titles together
Shoot to kill, Cabrujas en el país del disimulo
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Carlos Villamizar
2 titles together
Coup at Daybreak, Mi vida por Sharon, ¿o qué te pasa a ti?
Full filmography · 10
Cabrujas en el país del disimulo
cast
2017
Sabino vive: las últimas fronteras
Director
2015
Mi vida por Sharon, ¿o qué te pasa a ti?
Director and Writer
2006
Borrador
cast
2005
Coup at Daybreak
Director
1998
Shoot to kill
Director
1990
Amazonas, el negocio de este mundo
Director
1987
Caño Mánamo
Director and Writer
1983
La propia gente
Writer and Director
1981
Yo hablo a Caracas
Director and Writer
1978