- 20 August 1970, Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

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, Argentina

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...

) was a Uruguayan

Uruguay

Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

-Argentine

Argentina

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 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:...

.

Biography

Barreto directed 28 feature films between 1947

1947 in film

The year 1947 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York.*November 24 : The United States House of Representatives of the 80th Congress voted 346 to 17 to approve citations for contempt of Congress against the "Hollywood Ten".*November 25...

 and 1966

1966 in film

The year 1966 in film involved some significant events.-Events:Animation legend Walter Disney, well known for his creation of Mickey Mouse, died in 15 December 1966 of acute circulatory collapse following a diagnosis of, and surgery for, lung cancer...

 including El Vampiro Negro, La Bestia Debe Morir

La Bestia debe morir

La Bestia debe morir is a 1952 Argentine thriller film, which is directed by Román Viñoly Barreto and stars Guillermo Battaglia, Narciso Ibáñez Menta and Warly Ceriani. It based on the novel The Beast must Die by Irish poet Nicholas Blake.-Plot:...

, Barcos de Papel, the 1954

1954 in film

The year 1954 in film involved some significant events and memorable ones.-Events:*May 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx divorces wife Marion Benda...

 film

Film

A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...

 El Abuelo which starred Enrique Muino and Mecha Ortiz

Mecha Ortiz

Maria Mercedes Varela Nimo Dominguez Castro de Ortiz was a classic Argentine actress who appeared in film between 1937 and 1981. Beginning in 1954 film El Abuelo . Her last appearance on film was in 1981. She died in 1987 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, aged 87.-Family:Her husband, Julián Ortiz, was a...

 and Esta Es Mi Vida starring Miguel de Molina. His 1958 film Los dioses ajenos

Los Dioses ajenos

Los dioses ajenos is a 1958 Argentine film directed by Román Viñoly Barreto. It was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival....

was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival

8th Berlin International Film Festival

The 8th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 27 to July 8, 1958.-Jury:* Frank Capra * J. Novais Teixeira* Jean Marais* Paul Rotha* L. B. Rao* Duilio Coletti* Michiko Tanaka* Gerhard T...

.

He was also a notable screenwriter, theater and opera director.

Personal life

The director was the father of architect Rafael Viñoly

Rafael Viñoly

Rafael Viñoly is an Uruguayan architect living in the United States.-Biography:He was born in Montevideo, Uruguay to Román Viñoly Barreto, and Maria Beceiro ....

, artist Daniel Viñoly, and Dr. Ana Maria de la Merced Viñoly.

Selected filmography

• La Bestia debe morir
  La Bestia debe morir
  La Bestia debe morir is a 1952 Argentine thriller film, which is directed by Román Viñoly Barreto and stars Guillermo Battaglia, Narciso Ibáñez Menta and Warly Ceriani. It based on the novel The Beast must Die by Irish poet Nicholas Blake.-Plot:...
  
  (1952)
• El Abuelo (1954)
• Los dioses ajenos
  Los Dioses ajenos
  Los dioses ajenos is a 1958 Argentine film directed by Román Viñoly Barreto. It was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival....
  
  (1958)

External links

• http://www.citwf.com/person481422.htm