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Also known as Pino Solanas, Fernando E. Solanas

Argentine film director, screenwriter and politician (1936–2020)

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Fernando Ezequiel Solanas was an Argentine theatrical director, politician, film director, and screenwriter. Born in Olivos on February 16, 1936, he was also known by the pseudonym Pino. He spoke Spanish and French and worked in Buenos Aires. His notable work includes the film *Social Genocide*.

Solanas received the Guggenheim Fellowship, the Sutherland Trophy, and the Cannes Best Director Award. He was employed by UNESCO and had works held in the collection of the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía. He was the unmarried partner of Chunchuna Villafañe and had a child named Juan Diego Solanas.

Solanas resided in Vicente López and Paris. He died in Paris, Neuilly-sur-Seine, on November 6, 2020.

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Person · Open Library

Works
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Top works

  • SOCIAL GENOCIDE

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Film & TV

Directing · Olivos, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Fernando Ezequiel 'Pino' Solanas was an Argentine film director, screenwriter and politician. His films include La hora de los hornos (The Hour of the Furnaces) (1968), Tangos: el exilio de Gardel (1985), Sur (1988), El viaje (1992), La nube (1998) and Memoria del saqueo (2004), among many others. He was National Senator representing the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires for six years, from 2013 to…

Known for

  • Three in the Drift of the Creative Act — Self - Narrator2021
  • Chango, the Light Uncovers — Himself2021
  • Chronicles of an Exile — (voz)2021
  • Resistencia Cultural — Self (archive footage)2021
  • Solanas en filmación2021
  • Vicentin, de gran empresa a gran estafa2020
  • El cine a través de la música2019
  • Latinoamérica, territorio en disputa — Self - Argentine Cinematographic Referent2019
  • The Strategic Legacy of Juan Perón2016
  • Debtocracy2011

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
Argentina
Active from
1936

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
178
Total plays
393

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Fernando
Gender
male
Citizenship
Argentina
Place of birth
Olivos
Place of death
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Occupation
director
Employer
UNESCO
Languages spoken
French
Official website
www.pinosolanas.com
Image
Fernando Solanas, 1985.jpg
Work location
Buenos Aires
Residence
Paris
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Commons category
Pino Solanas
date of birth
1936-02-16
birth name
Fernando Ezequiel Solanas
name in native language
Fernando Solanas
pseudonym
Pino
unmarried partner
Chunchuna Villafañe
floruit
2019-01-01
date of death
2020-11-06
cause of death
COVID-19
manner of death
natural causes
social media followers
298173
supported sports team
Estudiantes de La Plata
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