Biography
Jacobo Penzo (born 1948 in Carora), is a Venezuelan filmmaker, best known for his drama piece The House of Water, shown in the
Directors' Fortnight section of the Cannes Film Festival in 1984. The film also represented Venezuela in the Best Foreign Language Film competition at the 57th Academy Awards. Penzo is also a painter and a writer. Jacobo Penzo was born in Carora Lara, Venezuela on September 22, 1948. He moved to Caracas with his family in 1957. After high school he studied journalism at the Central University of Venezuela. From 1999 to 2002 Penzo was President of the Venezuelan National Cinematheque Foundation (Cinemateca Nacional)
Filmography
all 8
Movies 8
Director 6
Writer 1
Director
Sons of the Earth (2015)
Movie
Director / Writer
Borrador (2005)
Movie
Director
En territorio extranjero (1994)
Movie
Director
Night Music (1988)
Movie
Director
The House of Water (1984)
Movie
Writer
Caño Mánamo (1983)
Movie
Director
La propia gente (1981)
Movie
Camera Operator
Wanted: Good Looking Receptionist and Messenger with His Own Motorcycle (1977)
Movie
Ratings
Average 4
Based on 84 movie and tv ratings over time
1977
1983
1988
2015
2015
Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1948-01-01 (76 years old)
CitizenshipsVenezuela
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