Rafael Sánchez

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1920-11-24

Deathday 2006-07-01 (85 years old)

Place of Birth Santiago, Chile

Also Known As Rafael C. Sánchez S.J

Rafael Sánchez

Biography

Considered the "father of the Latin American documentary", Jesuit priest Rafael Sánchez has his place in the history of Chilean cinema for many reasons. He was the founder of the emblematic Film Institute of the Universidad Católica of Chile (1955), from where he made his films and trained documentary filmmakers such as Patricio Guzmán. In addition, he wrote the book El montaje cinematográfico: arte en movimiento (1970), a work on editing technique with wide international influence. Filmed a single fiction film entitled El cuerpo y la sangre (1962), one of the fundamental films of the so-called New Chilean Cinema, which also features music created by the Franco-Chilean composer Juan Lemann.

Known For

Director

1967
Faro Evangelista

as Director

1964
Chile paralelo 56

as Director

1962
1958
Las Callampas

as Director

Editor

1967
Ocaso

as Editor

Writer

1962

Lighting

1992
El Fiscal De Hierro 3

as Electrician