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
Caño Mánamo
1983
Night Music
1988
El mar del tiempo perdido
1980
The House of Water
1984
Borrador
2005
El afinque de Marín
1979
La propia gente
1981
Sons of the Earth
2022
En territorio extranjero
1994
Cabimas, Donde Todo Comenzó
2012
Wanted: Good Looking Receptionist and Messenger with His Own Motorcycle
1977
Congo Mirador
1995
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Movies
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Directing
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Writing
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Producing
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Camera
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Editing
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Art
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