Arturo Acevedo Vallarino

Arturo Acevedo Vallarino
Arturo Acevedo Vallarino in 1925
Born	1873 Bogotá[1]
Died	1950
Nationality	Colombian
Occupation	Director
Known for	La tragedia del silencio (1924) Bajo el Cielo Antioqueño (1925)

Arturo Acevedo Vallarino (1873–1950)^[2] was a Colombian film director known for silent films La tragedia del silencio (1924) and Bajo el Cielo Antioqueño (1925). In order to buy his first movie camera, he sold a timber plantation.^[3] In 1920, he founded production company Acevedo e Hijos.^[4]

Arturo spent his childhood in Zipaquirá with his father General Ramón Acevedo. He married Laura Mendez Bernal and had six children.^[1]

References

1. "Acevedo Family". Banrepcultural. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
2. Torres, Rito Alberto. ""Hemos de tener un arte propio" (II): la importancia de "La tragedia del silencio" en un periodo fundacional de nuestra cinematografía" (in Spanish). Fundación Patrimonio Fílmico Colombiano. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
3. "Los Acevedo hacen cine" (in Spanish). Eltiempo. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
4. "INTERVIEW WITH GONZALO ACEVEDO" (in Spanish). Lablaa. Retrieved 29 October 2014.