Jacobo Penzo

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1948-09-22

Deathday 2020-09-22 (72 years old)

Place of Birth Carora, Venezuela

Jacobo Penzo

Biography

Jacobo Penzo (born 1948 in Carora; died 2020 in Caracas), was 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. He was awarded the Venezuelan National Cinema Award (Premio Nacional de Cine de Venezuela) in 2002 and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the Government of France in 2007. Penzo was also a painter and a writer.

Known For

Director

2022
Sons of the Earth

as Director

2005
Borrador

as Director

1994
1988
Night Music

as Director

1984
The House of Water

as Director

1981
La propia gente

as Director

1980
El mar del tiempo perdido

as Assistant Director

Writer

2022
2005
Borrador

as Writer

1988
Night Music

as Screenplay

1981
La propia gente

as Writer

Producer

2022
Sons of the Earth

as Producer

Editor

1988
Night Music

as Editor

Art

2012