Fina Torres is a Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

n film director

Film director

A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

. Born in Caracas

Caracas

Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...

, she became known by winning la Caméra d'Or award at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival

1985 Cannes Film Festival

-Jury:*Miloš Forman *Claude Imbert *Edwin Zbonek *Francis Veber *Jorge Amado *Mauro Bolognini *Michel Perez *Mo Rothmann *Néstor Almendros *Sarah Miles...

 with her directorial debut film, Oriana. She studied design, photography and journalism in Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

 and later on film at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques

Institut des hautes études cinématographiques

L'Institut des hautes études cinématographiques is a French film school, founded during World War II under the leadership of Marcel L'Herbier who was its president from 1944 to 1969. IDHEC offered training for directors and producers, cameramen, sound technicians, editors, art directors and...

 in Paris

Paris

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. She lives now in Mexico

Mexico

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 and the United States

United States

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 and continues to work with film projects related to Latin America

Latin America

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 as well as giving workshops in direction and script writing in Venezuela.

Filmography (as director)

• Oriana (1985)
• Mécaniques célestes (Celestial Clockwork) (1995)
• Woman on Top
  Woman on Top
  Woman on Top is a 2000 fantasy romantic comedy film directed by Fina Torres. It is set in Salvador, Brazil and San Francisco, United States. The film stars Penélope Cruz, Murilo Benício, Harold Perrineau Jr. and Mark Feuerstein. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2000 Cannes...
  
  (2000)
• Habana Eva
  Habana Eva
  Habana Eva is a 2010 Venezuelan romantic comedy film directed by Fina Torres, starring Prakriti Maduro and Juan Carlos García and filmed in La Habana, Cuba....
  
  ("Havana Eva" (2008)

External links

• Interview for the Newspaper El Universal (Spanish)