Julio García Espinosa
Julio García Espinosa (5 September 1926 – 13 April 2016) was a Cuban film director and screenwriter. He directed fourteen films between 1955 and 1998. His 1967 film The Adventures of Juan Quin Quin was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival.
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Julio García Espinosa
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- Name
- Julio García Espinosa
- Born
- 5 September 1926
- Birthplace
- Havana, Cuba
- Died
- 13 April 2016
- Occupation
- Film director Screenwriter
- Nationality
- Cuba
- Education
- Experimental Centre of Cinematography
- Honours
- Guggenheim Fellowship
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Julio García Espinosa (5 September 1926 – 13 April 2016) was a Cuban film director and screenwriter. He directed fourteen films between 1955 and 1998. His 1967 film The Adventures of Juan Quin Quin was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival.
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• Name — Julio García Espinosa • Born — 5 September 1926 • Birthplace — Havana, Cuba • Died — 13 April 2016 • Occupation — Film director Screenwriter • Years Active — 1955–2006
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• El Mégano (1955) • Sexto Aniversario (1959) • La Vivienda (1959) • Cuba baila (1959) • Patria o Muerte (1959) • Un año de libertad (1959) • El joven rebelde (1962) • The Adventures of Juan Quin Quin (1967) • Tercer mundo, tercera guerra mundial (1970) • De Cierta Manera (1974) • The Other Francisco (1975) • La sexta parte del mundo (1977) • Son... o no son (1980) • La inútil muerte de mi socio Manolo (1989) • El plano (1993) • Reina y Rey (1994)
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Julio García Espinosa is recorded as screenwriter, painter, film editor, executive producer and director.
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1926
Julio García Espinosa born at Havana.
2016
Julio García Espinosa died at Havana.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q6309309: Julio García Espinosa
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- “Julio García Espinosa”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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scholarly publication
- Lo nacional, la Revolución, la autonomía: <i>Cuba baila</i> de Julio García Espinosa, Bulletin of Spanish Visual Studies, 2024
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- Getty Union List of Artist Names 500463941, Julio García Espinosa.
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Lo nacional, la Revolución, la autonomía: <i>Cuba baila</i> de Julio García Espinosa, Bulletin of Spanish Visual Studies, 2024Crossref registry
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Getty Union List of Artist Names 500463941, Julio García Espinosa.The Getty Research Institute
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