Paolo Agazzi

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Paolo Agazzi
Born (1946-05-05) 5 May 1946 (age 77)
Occupation(s)Film director
Screenwriter
Years active1983-present

Paolo Agazzi Sacchini (born 5 May 1946) is an Italian film director. He has resided in Bolivia since 1975. He studied political science and economics in the State University of Milan as well as directing and writing at Superior Institute of Cinematography in Milan. He was born in Motta Baluffi.

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Agazzi was assistant director of Chuquiago (film) and Executive Producer of Amargo Mar , both of which were directed by Antonio Eguino. In 1979 he wrote, edited and directed the short subject Hilario Condori . In 1982 he directed the film Mi Socio , the screenplay being based on an original concept of Oscar Soria. The film was entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival. [1] He wrote and directed Los Hermanos Cartagena released in 1986. After about twelve years he returned in 1997 to direct the film El Día que Murió el Silencio , his third feature film, released in 1998.

In 2005 he directed Sena/Quina, la inmortalidad del cangrejo. [2] [3]

Agazzi is currently working as a director in a new project to air a TV series called Sigo Siendo El Rey

Filmography

As director

As producer

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References

  1. "13th Moscow International Film Festival (1983)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  2. Sena Quina, La inmortalidad del Cangrejo Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Sena/Quina, la inmortalidad del cangrejo at IMDb OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg