Juan Forch

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-01-01 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Santiago de Chile, Chile

Juan Forch

Biography

The Chilean director, author and photographer Juan Forch was born in Santiago, Chile, in 1948. He studied journalism at the Universidad de Chile. While still a student, he worked as a photojournalist for Ramona magazine and joined the ChileFilms company as a scriptwriter and director for short documentaries. In 1972, he also co-wrote with Lucho Abarca the well-known study, Viaje por la juventud (A Journey through Youth, Quimantú publishing house), about the subculture youth scene in Chile. After the military coup in Chile in 1973 and a short detention, he immigrated to East Germany via Mexico. After working at the camera manufacturer, Dresden...

Acting

1996

Mi último hombre

as Government Spokesperson on T.V.

Production

1978

1978

Lautaro

as Director

1978

Rosaura

as Scenic Artist

1976

Chile Lives

as Director

1975

Chile

as Director

1976

Chile Lives

as Script

1976

Chile Lives

as Editor

1975

Chile

as Script

1975

Hitlerpinochet

as Director

1975

1984

Carrete de verano

as Camera Operator

1984

Carrete de verano

as Director of Photography

1978

Lautaro

as Writer

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