Atahualpa Lichy

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

-

Place of Birth

Caracas, Venezuela

Atahualpa Lichy

Biography

Jean Pierre Atahualpa Charles Lichy Verdier, best known as Atahualpa Lichy, is a Franco-Venezuelan filmmaker, known for his film Río Negro (1992). Born in Caracas, Venezuela. In 1956, he moved to Paris and became the assistant of Henry Langlois at the Cinémathèque Française. From 1969 to 1975, he participated in the creation and organization of the Directors’ Fortnight (Quinzaine des cinéastes) in Cannes. Lichy has written, directed and produced more than 60 films in France and Venezuela.

Production

1992

Black River

as Director

1992

Black River

as Writer

1963

Martin Luther

as Writer

1974

1968

1970

Béjart

as Director

1965

William Hogarth

as Director

2002

Bolivar Is Me

as Producer

1999

1968

2025

2025

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