Edmundo Aray
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- November 16, 1936
- Place of birth
- Maracay, Venezuela
- Died
- June 26, 2019
Biography
Poet, critic, filmmaker and cultural promoter. He belonged to the literary groups Sardio (1956-1962) and Techo de la Ballena (1963-1968). Creator of the magazine Rocinante (1969-1978). Founder in 1974 of the Committee of Filmmakers of Latin America. He was also a founding member of the Foundation of New Latin American Cinema and its Superior and Directive councils. He served as general director of the International School of Film and Television of San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba (2000-2002). He obtained recognition as a storyteller in the contests of El Universal (1957) and the Central University of Venezuela (1958). His most notable collections of poetry include: Los invitados en el tiempo (The Guests in Time) (1958), Nadie quieres descansar (Nobody Wants to Rest) (1961), Cambio de soles (Change of Suns) (1968), Cantata del monte sagrado (Sacred Mountain Cantata) (1983) and Laberinto de amor (Poetic Anthology 1991-2006). As a filmmaker, he won the Best Film and Best Screenplay award from the Libertador Municipal Council (1994) and the National Prize (1991).
Movies directed by Edmundo Aray
- Entangling Shadows 1998 · ★ 5.8
- Venezuela tres tiempos (Fragmentos del anti-desarrollo) 1972 · ★ 7.0
- Simón Bolívar, ese soy yo 1994 · ★ 9.0
- Este niño Don Simón 1995
- Un Bolívar sabanero 1995
- Carlos César Rodríguez 1996
- Ana Enriqueta Terán 1996
- José Martí, ese soy yo 2005
- Simón Rodríguez, ese soy yo 2010
- Por aquí pasó, compadre 1995
- Tiempo de Héroes 2011
- Lídice 2013