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Daniel Cherniavsky

b. 1933

Argentine filmmaker

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Born 1933. Daniel Cherniavsky is an Argentine film director and screenwriter.

Daniel Cherniavsky (born March 16, 1933, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine writer, filmmaker director of cinema, and producer of theatre and culture.

He was known for the direction of the feature film El Último Piso ( (The Terrorist ), about real events. His films were part of the nouvelle vague of the Argentine cinema in the 60's and in his artistic production, both in cinema and theater, carried a strong political and intellectual content.

He was known for the direction of the feature film El último piso, selected to represent Argentine cinema at the Cannes Film Festival and the film El Terrorista, about real events. His films were part of the nouvelle vague of the Argentine cinema in the 60's and in his artistic production, both in cinema and theater, carried a strong political and intellectual content.

His films, of lamentable fate, were persecuted by the military dictatorship in Argentina (1976/1983). In television directed the consecrated Argentine actor in "El teatro de Alfredo Alcón

The trigger for deciding the exile was the discovery of a list where his name appeared with the status: "marked to die". In September 1976, he runs away clandestinely of his country and exiles in Brazil. His family arrives a month later. Even today, he is painful to have left in Argentina his eldest daughter, Andy Cherniavsky, today a renowned photographer who at the time had already formed her own family. The disappointment and heartache for losing his history, his language and the codes of his country, made him take 7 years to return for the first time to Argentina.

Filmography In Argentina 1954 – El Triángulo 1959 – Shunko ( coprodutor) 1960 – El último piso 1961 – El terrorista 1962 – Y dale que va

In Brasil 2002 – Buenos Aires Revoltada 2006 – O Turista Solitário no Quênia e Tanzânia 2007 – O Turista Solitário – Um Hotel sobre rodas na Chapada dos Veadeiros 2010 – Essa Louca... Louca... Hollywood 2011 – O Turista Solitário na Bariloche X 4 2012 – O Turista Solitário em Salta e Jujuy (Argentina) 2013 – O Turista Solitário no Chile 2014 – O Turista Solitário no Peru 2014 – O Turista Solitário na Guatemala e no Mundo Maia 2015 – O Turista Solitário em Montevidéu (Uruguai) 2015 – O Turista Solitário na Colômbia

Theater He began in the stages co-directing with Oscar Ferrigno the piece Georges Dandin or the Confounded Husband of Molière, staged in the open air and having as stage the Botanical Garden of Buenos Aires.

He also directed and performed dozens of theater shows in both countries, highlighting "Histórias para serem contadas" by Osvaldo Dragun, who spent two years in Argentina. Produced and directed the musical "Tango!" with season at the Alfa Theater in São Paulo and in 8 other Brazilian states. He directed the artist Antônio Carlos Nóbrega in the show "CLICK", with season in the theater Tuca.

He was also one of the pioneers in the improvisational theater of Argentina, directing "Peligro Seducción" and then "Teatro Compartido" – spectacle-experience that united Psicodrama (a psychoanalyst), theater (a playwright, a director and the cast) and the audience as authors of the work.

Main Directed Shows In Argentina 1963 – George Dandin by Molière 1964 – Y dale que va...(Co-author with Armando Discépolo, Andrés Lizarraga, Oscar Ferrigno and Atilio Stampone) 1966 – "El Señor Fulano” 1967 – Pagador de Promesas by Dias Gomes 1968 – "Histórias para ser contadas" by Osvaldo Dragún. 1969 – "Un tren o cualquier otra cosa" by Pedro Orgambide 1970 – " Peligro Seducción” 1971 – "Teatro Compartido”

In Brazil Director of: 2006 – CLICK ! – Tal vez abrindo mais a boca" 2010 – ¡TANGO!

Television In Argentina Artistic direction of the programs: 1974 – El Teatro de Alfredo Alcón 1974 – Las Vendedoras (soap opera) 1975 – El Teatro Beban-Barreiro (adapted theater cycle) 1975 – Lo Mejor de Nuestra Vida, Nuestros hijos (soap opera)

Teaching In Argentina 1963/1974 – Full Professor of the Direction of Cinematography in the "Instituto Del Film" and "Centro de Artes y Ciencias”

In Brazil 1980/1985 – Director and teacher of "Drama-Visão", School of Dramatic Art and Film Direction. (The actress Julia Gam, who is an outstanding Brazilian actress, was one of the students, among other actors and professional actresses of Brazil)

Literary works Written in Argentina: El último piso (Co-author with Tomás Eloy Martínez and Augusto Roa Bastos – Film adaptation of the novel of the same name (feature film) – Romance awarded by Editora Losada El Terrorista (Co-author with Tomás Eloy Martínez and Augusto Roa Bastos of the original book for cinema (feature film).) El Triángulo (Author of the original story and his adaptation for the cinema (half-length film)). Y dale que va... (Co-author with Armando Discépolo, Andrés Lizarraga, Atílio Stampone and Oscar Ferrigno of the satirical-musical play) Written in Argentina: Soñadoras, Coquetas y Ardientes (Romance published in Brazil (Sonhadoras, Coquetes e Ardentes) and in Argentina. Best Seller da Editora) Ochocientos años Gabriel (Romance published in Argentina) Chocolate Amargo – La Novela de las Parejas – (Romance about the conflicts of coexistence in couples)

Cultural Producer In Argentina He was Founder and Director during 11 years of the "Centro de Artes y Ciencias" of Buenos Aires. International cultural and scientific institution.

Some of the collaborating personalities:

Jorge Luis Borges Quino (Mafalda) Chico Buarque de Hollanda Toquinho Maria Creuza Astor Piazzolla Ballet de Ceylán Ernesto Sábato Torcuato Di Tella Los Solistas de Ginebra

Directed Shows: Vinícius de Moraes (Brasil) Chico Buarque de Hollanda (Brasil) Toquinho (Brasil) Maria Creuza (Brasil) Grupo Santana de Rock (U.S.A.) Michel Legrand (Francia) Juliette Greco (Francia) Mercedes Sosa (Argentina) Mikis Theodorakis (Grecia) Astor Piazzolla (Argentina) Ballet de Israel (Israel) Ballet de Jerusalén (Israel) George Moustaki (Grécia) Conjunto Pro Música (Argentina) Camerata Bariloche (Argentina) Ángel Parra (Chile) and others.

In Brazil He was director of the Institution "Show 10 – Eventos" located in the cities of São Bernardo do Campo and Diadema, São Paulo. (Designed for cultural, musical, cinematographic and theatrical activities directed at the communities of São Paulo ABCD paulista*.

Awards and Highlights Literature

Best Seller of the Publisher by Soñadoras, Coquetas e Ardientes – Romance published in Brazil and Argentina.

SHOWS

• Some of the shows conducted in Argentina reached 50,000 people.

Cultural production

• The “Centro de Artes y Ciencias” (“Center of Arts and Sciences of Buenos Aires” carried out more than 6,000 Scientific and Cultural activities. It revealed numerous artistic glories of Argentina like Mercedes Sosa, Astor Piazzolla, Les Luthiers, etc.

TEACHING

• The Drama-Vision School of Dramatic Art and Film Direction, which he founded and directed in São Paulo, had 500 students.

CINE

"" – Co-producer (a feature film chosen by UNESCO to commemorate 100 years of cinema as one of the 50 most important films in world cinema history, as well as a long list of international awards and distinctions. "El último Piso" – One of three films selected to represent Argentine cinema at the International Cannes Film Festival. "" – On real facts. The film deserved a bomb on the second day of the premiere and the copies and negatives are gone forever. The documentaries "Buenos Aires Revoltada" (Filmed for 2 years) and "Essa Louca ... Louca ... Hollywood" were sponsored by the Brazilian Ministry of Culture.

Television

Prêmio Martín Fierro, the principal of Argentine TV for "El Teatro de Alfredo Alcón".

THEATER

¡TANGO! In the Alpha Theater. Its success determined a national tour in 8 Brazilian states. • Directed the monologue "El señor Fulano". The actor José Maria Gutiérrez received the award of the Association of Argentine Journalists of Theater as the best actor of the year. Co-director of the "George Dandin" of Molière, for the Municipality of the City of Buenos Aires, was the winner of the Competition among 52 projects presented. It was presented throughout the summer season outdoors in the Botanical Garden whose park was part of the action as it takes place in a palatial garden. "Histórias para serem contadas" by Osvaldo Dragún. Two years in poster in Buenos Aires. With seasons in the interior of Argentina and in Montevideo (Uruguay). Award of the magazine Teatro XX for the best show of the year. Invited to be presented at several Latin American universities.

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Daniel Cherniavsky was born on 16 March 1933 in Buenos Aires.

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