Rafael Filippelli

Rafael Filippelli (24 November 1938 – 22 March 2023) was an Argentine film director, producer and screenwriter.

Life and career

Born in Buenos Aires, Filippelli started working as assistant director in the mid-1950s, and in 1961 he directed his first short film, Porque hoy es sábado. Returned to Argentina, in 1985 he made his feature film debut with Hay unos tipos abajo, which was followed by The Absentee, which entered the Moscow International Film Festival. He died of complications from a minor surgery on 22 March 2023, at the age of 84. He was married to writer Beatriz Sarlo, with whom he often collaborated.