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Roque Funes

Roque Funes (1 December 1897 – 15 June 1981 in Buenos Aires) was the most prolific Argentine cinematographer in the history of the Cinema of Argentina whose career spanned over 40 years of cinema. Funes is also regarded as a pioneer war correspondent in Latin America for his documentary film En el infierno del Chaco ("In the Hell of Chaco"). Funes began his career in 1921 with director José A. Ferreyra in La Gaucha, working extensively with Ferreyra on films that followed such as Buenos Aires, ciudad de ensueño (1922), La Leyenda del puente inca (1923) and Odio serrano (1924).

Roque Funes

Name
Roque Funes
Born
1 December 1897
Birthplace
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died
15 June 1981 1 December 1897
Occupation
Cinematographer Film Director

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Roque Funes (1 December 1897 – 15 June 1981 in Buenos Aires) was the most prolific Argentine cinematographer in the history of the Cinema of Argentina whose career spanned over 40 years of cinema. Funes is also regarded as a pioneer war correspondent in Latin America for his documentary film En el infierno del Chaco ("In the Hell of Chaco"). Funes began his career in 1921 with director José A. Ferreyra in La Gaucha, working extensively with Ferreyra on films that followed such as Buenos Aires, ciudad de ensueño (1922), La Leyenda del puente inca (1923) and Odio serrano (1924).

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