Biography

From Wikipedia Pedro Sienna (13 May 1893—20 March 1972) was a Chilean playwright, poet, journalist, art critic and theatre and movie actor who is also remembered as one of his country's pioneering directors in the early years of silent film. A native of San Fernando, Pedro Pérez Cordero used the professional nom de plume Pedro Sienna. He briefly studied at the Liceo Neandro Schilling at his birthplace, and completed his secondary studies at the Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera in Santiago. He began his association with film by directing and starring in El Hombre de acero (1917) and Los Payasos se van (1921). In 1925, he wrot...Read More