1971Nominee
Best Writing
Viejo Reales' Long Journey to Death
Gerardo Vallejo
Director · Producer · Writer
San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
January 4, 1942
Biography
Gerardo Vallejo was born on January 4, 1942 in Tucumán. In 1965 he graduated as a documentary film director from the Institute of Cinematography of the Universidad Nacional del Litoral, directed by Fernando Birri. Vallejo began to stand out when in 1968 he became the assistant to Fernando "Pino" Solanas and Octavio Getino in the lengthy and long-forbidden documentary "La hora de los hornos". He died in Buenos Aires on February 7, 2007 at the age of 65, due to lung cancer. In his honor, the most important Film Festival in the Province of Tucumán was named after him.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1985Winner
Best Director
El rigor del destino
1978Nominee
Best Picture
The Children of Fierro
Career Highlights
1965Highlight
Best Director
Las cosas ciertas
1981Highlight
Career Highlight
Sin alma ni tiempo