Jorge Alí Triana
Jorge Ali Triana Varon (born April 4, 1942, in Bogotá, Colombia) is a Colombian theatre director and film director. He studied theater and film in Czechoslovakia and in Berlin. He is one of the founders of the Popular Theater of Bogota in 1967, starting as a theatre director and directing more than 50 works.
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Jorge Alí Triana
- Name
- Jorge Alí Triana
- Birth Name
- Jorge Ali Triana Varon
- Born
- 4 April 1942
- Birthplace
- Bogotá, Colombia
- Occupation
- Theatre director and film director
- Nationality
- Colombia
- Languages
- Spanish
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Jorge Ali Triana Varon (born April 4, 1942, in Bogotá, Colombia) is a Colombian theatre director and film director. He studied theater and film in Czechoslovakia and in Berlin. He is one of the founders of the Popular Theater of Bogota in 1967, starting as a theatre director and directing more than 50 works.
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Biography
Biography
He has also participated in various theater festivals and has directed TV specials, as well as some series of "Revivamos nuestra historia" ("Relive Our History"). He directed over 30 TV series episodes and several short TV films.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Jorge Alí Triana • Birth Name — Jorge Ali Triana Varon • Born — 4 April 1942 • Birthplace — Bogotá, Colombia • Occupation — Theatre director and film director • Employer — Popular Theater of Bogota
Television
Television
• Las cuatro edades del amor (1980) • Bolívar, el hombre de las dificultades (1981) • El cuento del domingo (1980) • El Cristo de espaldas (1987), TV adaptation of the novel by Eduardo Caballero Calderón • Los pecados de Inés de Hinojosa (TV series) (1988) • Castigo Divino (1991), TV adaptation through R.T.I. Colombia Television of the novel Castigo Divino (1988) by Nicaraguan writer Sergio Ramírez • Maten al león (1991), TV adaptation of the novel by Jorge Ibargüengoitia • Crónicas de una generación trágica (1993) • Pecado santo (1995) • Amar y temer (2009) • Comando élite, TV series (2013)
Personal life
Personal life
He is an atheist.
Films
• 1985: Time to Die • 1996: Oedipus Mayor • 2002: Bolívar Soy Yo • 2007: Esto huele mal
Awards
His awards include: • Award for Best Film "OMBU de oro" • Award for Best Latin American Film "OMBU de plata", Festival de Mar del Plata, Argentina 2002 • Spectators' Award, Festival de Cine de Toulouse, France 2002 • Award of the Ministry of Culture of Colombia • Award of Fond Sud Cinema, France
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