Ciro Durán

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1937-12-16 (85 years old)

Deathday

2022-01-10

Place of Birth

Convención, Norte de Santander, Colombia

Ciro Durán

Biography

Ciro Durán (December 16, 1937 - January 10, 2022) was a Colombian filmmaker, screenwriter and producer with an extensive career that began in the 1960s. He is best known for his documentaries Gamín (1978) and La Guerra del Centavo (1985) and for his feature films La Nave de los Sueños (1996) and La Toma de la Embajada (2000), his last directorial effort. He is considered one of Colombia's most outstanding filmmakers of the 20th century. Ciro Durán studied high school at the Colegio Nacional José Eusebio Caro in Ocaña. He began university studies in Chemistry and Mathematics at the National University of Colombia in Bogota, but the theatrical...

Production

1996

Ship of Dreams

as Director

1996

Ship of Dreams

as Screenplay

2000

1968

Aquileo Venganza

as Director

1977

Gamin

as Writer

1977

Gamin

as Camera Operator

1977

Gamin

as Editor

2000

2000

Playing Under The Moon

as Associate Producer

1993

1988

Tropical Snow

as Director

1985

The Penny War

as Cinematography

1985

The Penny War

as Director

1985

The Penny War

as Writer

1977

Gamin

as Director

1988

Tropical Snow

as Writer

1965

Yo, el gobernador

as Assistant Director

1962

The Wage

as Director

1962

The Wage

as Writer

1967

Quatre hommes aux poings nus

as Assistant Director

1968

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