Lila Morillo is a Venezuelan actress and singer. She is popularly known as La Diva de Venezuela, La Reina del Cocotero and also as La Maracucha de Oro.
El Pez que Fuma is a 1977 Venezuelan film directed by Román Chalbaud. The film takes place in La Guaira, in the titular brothel. It is considered by many to represent a high point in Venezuelan cinema, and was made during the Golden Age of Venezuelan cinema.
Fundación Villa del Cine is a government-funded Venezuelan film and TV production house that was inaugurated on 3 June 2006 by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez in the city of Guarenas, near the capital, Caracas.
The cinema of Venezuela is the production and industry of filmmaking in Venezuela. Venezuelan cinema has been characterised from its outset as propaganda, partially state-controlled and state-funded, commercial cinema. The nation has seen a variety of successful films, which have reaped several international awards. Still, in terms of quality, it is said that though "we can point to specific people who have made great films in Venezuela [and] a couple of great moments in the history of Venezuelan cinema, [...] those have been exceptions". In the 21st century, Venezuelan cinema has seen more independence from the government, but has still been described as recently as 2017 to be at least "influenced" by the state.
Clemente Felipe de La Cerda Martin was a film director from Venezuela. He directed one of the highest grossing Venezuelan films, Soy un delincuente , in 1976. His movies were notable for their depiction of social problems.
Soy un delincuente is a 1976 Venezuelan film by director Clemente de la Cerda, based on the autobiography of Ramón Antonio Brizuela. The film was a blockbuster hit in Venezuela, surpassing even big American productions such as Jaws, and is considered one of the most important films in the movement called "Nuevo Cine Venezolano". Some critics suggest that this film is clearly influenced by Italian neorealism, introducing common elements such as the presence of non-professional actors and use of real streets as settings for scenes. The film won the Special Jury Prize at the Locarno International Film Festival in 1977.
Luis Armando Roche was a Venezuelan film director, screenwriter, producer and director of theatre and opera. In 1999, Roche won the most important prize of cinema in his country, the National Film Award of Venezuela.
Román Chalbaud was a Venezuelan film director, screenwriter, and prominent playwright. Starting work in television after prestigious training, Chalbaud moved into making films before the industry took off in his home country, returning to theatre where he had been a great success for several years until filmmaking became a viable industry. He served as the president of Venezuela's leading theatre, television, and film organisations.
National Prize of Plastic Arts of Venezuela is an annual award given to various artists from that country, specifically the field of drawing, printmaking and drawing pictorial. It is one of the National Culture Awards.
Carlos Ruiz peleando con un cochero is a Venezuelan slapstick comedy film created by and starring Carlos Ruiz Chapellín and Ricardo Rouffet. It was first played in the Circo Metropolitano de Caracas on November 26, 1897.
Carlos Ruiz Chapellín was a Venezuelan showman, filmmaker and performer. He is remembered for creating slapstick comedy films in the late 19th century.
Una paliza en el estado Sarría is a Venezuelan slapstick comedy film created by and starring Carlos Ruiz Chapellín and Ricardo Rouffet. It was first played in the Circo Metropolitano de Caracas on 26 November 1897.
Luis Manuel Méndez was a Venezuelan businessman and film presenter from the state of Zulia.
Venezuela was introduced to cinema as a for-profit industry in the 1890s, when the medium became international. There were at least eight national films made in the decade, by three groups of filmmakers — one of the groups was based in Maracaibo and one was based in Caracas. The first film screening in the nation may have taken place as early as 1894, but is generally reported as 1896, with this later date being the first scheduled public screening.
SOMOS Films LLC is a Miami based company that produces feature films in Spanish for theatrical wide release, television, internet and other distribution means. SOMOS Films is part of the SOMOS Group(SOMOSTV, SOMOS Productions, SOMOS Distribution, SOMOS Next and SOMOS Films). SOMOS Films produces its own projects and participates in co-production with international partnering companies. In its coproduction projects the company works with local talent at creative, technical and artistic levels.
El malquerido is a 2015 biographical film directed by Venezuelan filmmaker Diego Rísquez, starring Jesús Miranda and Greisy Mena. The film is based on the life of the Venezuelan bolero singer Felipe Pirela.
El desertor is a 2015 Venezuelan film directed by Raúl Chamorro. The film focuses on a conscript that decides to desert from the army.
Fortitude is a 2020 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Jorge Thielen Armand. It premiered in the Tiger Competition of the 49th International Film Festival Rotterdam. A co-production between Venezuela, Colombia, France and The Netherlands, the film premiered in Venezuelan cinemas on 23 December 2021.
Me & The Beasts is a 2021 Venezuelan film directed by Nico Manzano. The film was the director's feature debut. The movie has been praised for its story, direction, cinematography and performances, receiving several awards in film festivals. Cinema Tropical's included it in the list of the "best Latin American films of 2022".
