Mario Handler
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1935-11-10 (90 years old)
Place of Birth
Montevideo, Uruguay
Also known As
Mario Handler Harmat
Mario Handler
Biography
Mario Handler was born on November 10, 1935 in Montevideo, Uruguay. He is a renowned filmmaker and photographer, considered by many to be the pioneer of Uruguayan militant cinema. He made his debut film "Vanguardista" in 1958. Afterwards he traveled to Germany where he did an internship in scientific cinema at the IWF (Institut für den Wissenschaftlichen Film). Later, in Czechoslovakia he made a documentary called In Prague. He focused primarily on class struggles. Some of his first works are "Carlos" (1964), a film-portrait of a homeless man, "Me Gustan Los Estudiantes" (1968) and "Liber Arce, Liberation" (1969) about the student protests. ...
Acting
1998
Production
1975
as Director
1965
as Director
2002
as Executive Producer
2002
as Producer
2002
as Editor
2002
as Sound
1966
as Director
1977
as Screenplay
1977
as Music
1977
as Director
1971
as Cinematography
1967
as Editor
1967
as Screenplay
1967
as Camera Operator
1967
as Producer
1969
as Director
1986
as Producer
1969
as Director
1986
as Editor
1992
as Editor
2007
as Director
2007
as Writer
2007
as Editor
2007
as Director of Photography
1967
as Director
1968
as Director
2002
as Director of Photography
1969
as Director of Photography
2002
as Director
2002
as Writer
2015
as Director
2015
as Writer
1965
1965
1964
as Director
1964
as Writer
1985
as Editor
1988
as Director
1988
as Editor
1988
as Producer
1988
as Writer
1975
as Writer
1970
as Cinematography
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