1924Nominee
Best Director
La trepadora
Rómulo Gallegos
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Caracas, Venezuela
August 2, 1884
Biography
Rómulo Ángel del Monte Carmelo Gallegos Freire (2 August 1884 – 5 April 1969) was a Venezuelan novelist and politician. For a period of nine months during 1948, he governed as the first freely elected president in Venezuela's history. Gallegos is considered the most relevant Venezuelan novelist of the 20th century, and a prominent figure in Latin American literature.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1998Nominee
Best Writing
Doña Bárbara
1941Nominee
Best Writing
Juan de la calle
Career Highlights
2000Highlight
Best Performance
Rómulo Gallegos. Horizons and pathways
1943Highlight
Best Writing
Doña Bárbara
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Rómulo Gallegos. Horizons and pathways
Doña Bárbara