Julio Lencina
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Julio Lencina is a cinematographer and director from Argentina
who is known for his work in the cinematic world of the Andes
(Ecuador
, Bolivia
and Peru
).
Lencina's first job was as assistant cameraman on the film Palo y hueso, directed by Nicolás Sarquís
and starring Héctor da Rosa
and Miguel Ligero
. Lencina went on to work with E. Stagnaro, Ricardo Wullicher
, Mario Sábato
, Valladares and others as director of photography.
He worked on Los perros hambrientos (Hungry dogs) and Yawar Fiesta (Blood Feast), based on the novel by José María Arguedas
and both directed by Luis Figueroa
, as well as Chuquiago (Golden Valley) made in Bolivia by Antonio Eguino.
He was cinematographer on the 1977 movie ¡Fuera de Aquí! (Get Out of Here), directed by the Bolivian Jorge Sanjinés
, which explores the roots and process of exile.
It tells of the struggle of indigenous Bolivian peasants against imperialist invaders, including evangelical U.S. missionaries and a multinational mining corporation.
Lencina co-produced with Sasha Menocki the 1988 Verónico Cruz: La deuda interna (The Debt)
.
The movie, directed by Miguel Pereira
, describes the life of a young boy whose mother died in childbirth, and whose father left soon afterward to seek work in the city. The boy is brought up by his grandmother up in a mud hut in the mountains, almost entirely cut off from the outside world. He is befriended by a schoolteacher, who eventually takes him on a journey to try to find his father.
The movie has been described as naive and achingly slow, but also "very pretty", and "handsomely photographed in sunlight so clear that the shadows of clouds moving across hillsides stand out in sharp relief".
He produced two movies that were directed by Miguel Pereira
:
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
who is known for his work in the cinematic world of the Andes
Andes
The Andes is the world's longest continental mountain range. It is a continual range of highlands along the western coast of South America. This range is about long, about to wide , and of an average height of about .Along its length, the Andes is split into several ranges, which are separated...
(Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
, Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
and Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
).
Lencina's first job was as assistant cameraman on the film Palo y hueso, directed by Nicolás Sarquís
Nicolás Sarquís
Nicolás Sarquís was an Argentine film director and screenwriter. His first full-length movie was Palo y hueso , filmed in black and white.He died of lung cancer in 2003.-Filmography:*1965 Después de hora...
and starring Héctor da Rosa
Héctor da Rosa
-Filmography:*1968 Rafael Heredia El Gitano as Hermano Menor*1968 Palo y hueso as Domingo*1971 Argentino hasta la muerte*1971 A Bravo of the 1900's*1971 The Big Highway*1974 Contigo y aquí...
and Miguel Ligero
Miguel Ligero
Miguel Ligero was a film actor from Argentina.Ligero was born in 1911 in Rosario, Santa Fe, and died on 1 February 1989 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.-Films:Miguel Ligero appeared in the following films:...
. Lencina went on to work with E. Stagnaro, Ricardo Wullicher
Ricardo Wullicher
Ricardo Wullicher is a film director from Argentina. He is best known for his 1976 thriller La casa de las sombras ....
, Mario Sábato
Mario Sábato
Mario Sábato is an Argentine film director and screenwriter. He is the son of the famed writer Ernesto Sábato.He worked mainly in the Cinema of Argentina best known for his children's comedy films.-External links:*...
, Valladares and others as director of photography.
He worked on Los perros hambrientos (Hungry dogs) and Yawar Fiesta (Blood Feast), based on the novel by José María Arguedas
José María Arguedas
José María Arguedas Altamirano was a Peruvian novelist, poet, and anthropologist who wrote mainly in Spanish, although some of his poetry is in Quechua...
and both directed by Luis Figueroa
Luis Figueroa
Luis R. Figueroa is a Major League Baseball infielder who is presently in the minor league system of the New York Mets...
, as well as Chuquiago (Golden Valley) made in Bolivia by Antonio Eguino.
He was cinematographer on the 1977 movie ¡Fuera de Aquí! (Get Out of Here), directed by the Bolivian Jorge Sanjinés
Jorge Sanjinés
Jorge Sanjinés is a Bolivian film director and screenwriter. He founded the production group Groupo Ukamau. He won the ALBA Prize for Arts in 2009.-Film career:...
, which explores the roots and process of exile.
It tells of the struggle of indigenous Bolivian peasants against imperialist invaders, including evangelical U.S. missionaries and a multinational mining corporation.
Lencina co-produced with Sasha Menocki the 1988 Verónico Cruz: La deuda interna (The Debt)
Verónico Cruz (film)
Verónico Cruz is a 1988 Argentine and British drama film. The motion picture is directed by Miguel Pereira, his first, and written by Pereira and Eduardo Leiva Muller. The movie was produced by Julio Lencina and Sasha Menocki and features Juan José Camero, Gonzalo Morales, among others...
.
The movie, directed by Miguel Pereira
Miguel Pereira (film director)
Miguel Pereira is a film director, producer and screenplay writer. He works mainly in the cinema of Argentina.-Biography:...
, describes the life of a young boy whose mother died in childbirth, and whose father left soon afterward to seek work in the city. The boy is brought up by his grandmother up in a mud hut in the mountains, almost entirely cut off from the outside world. He is befriended by a schoolteacher, who eventually takes him on a journey to try to find his father.
The movie has been described as naive and achingly slow, but also "very pretty", and "handsomely photographed in sunlight so clear that the shadows of clouds moving across hillsides stand out in sharp relief".
Films
Lencina was cinematographer on the following movies:- 1971 Nosotros los monos (documentary)
- 1972 Los traidores (The Traitors)
- 1975 Ulises (short)
- 1978 Chuquiago (Golden Valley)
- 1984 Otra esperanza
- 1985 El sol en botellitas
- 1985 Tinku (El Encuentro)
- 1986 Perros de la noche
- 1987 Prontuario de un argentino
- 1990 País cerrado, teatro abierto (documentary)
He produced two movies that were directed by Miguel Pereira
Miguel Pereira (film director)
Miguel Pereira is a film director, producer and screenplay writer. He works mainly in the cinema of Argentina.-Biography:...
:
- 1988 Verónico Cruz: La deuda interna (The Debt)Verónico Cruz (film)Verónico Cruz is a 1988 Argentine and British drama film. The motion picture is directed by Miguel Pereira, his first, and written by Pereira and Eduardo Leiva Muller. The movie was produced by Julio Lencina and Sasha Menocki and features Juan José Camero, Gonzalo Morales, among others...
(co-producer) - 1991 La Ultima Siembra (The Last Harvest)