Jorge Enrique Ruffinelli Altesor | |
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Jorge Enrique Ruffinelli Altesor (2012) | |
Born | Montevideo, Uruguay | December 16, 1943
Occupation | writer, literary critic, researcher, college professor
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Alma mater | Facultad de Letras de la UDELAR (Uruguay) |
Notable works | La sonrisa de Gardel, Montevideo: Trilce (2004) ; Víctor Gaviria, los márgenes al centro, Madrid: Turner / Casa de América, 2ª edición (2005), Universidad de Guadalajara (2009) ; Sueños de realidad. Fernando Pérez: tres décadas de cine, Alcalá: Universidad de Alcalá/FNCL (2005) ; El cine de Patricio Guzmán, en busca de las imágenes verdaderas, Santiago de Chile: Uqbar Editores (2008) ; América Latina en 130 películas. Santiago de Chile, Uqbar Editores (2010) ; América Latina en 130 documentales. Santiago de Chile, Uqbar Editores (2012). |
Notable awards | 1980: Premio Nacional de Ensayo, Instituto de Bellas Artes/Casa de la Cultura Gómez Palacio, por su libro Literatura e ideología: el primer Mariano Azuela ; 2008: Premio Salon Rouge, Asociación de Críticos Cinematográficos de Uruguay - FIPRESCI. |
Spouse | Cristina Meneghetti |
Children | Alvaro, Andrea, Gerardo, Paula |
Relatives | Parents: Augustine Ruffinellis, Selika Altesor |
Jorge Enrique Ruffinelli Altesor (born 1943 in Uruguay) is a Uruguayan academic and critic.[1]
Biography
[edit]In his youth he was a disciple of Ángel Rama and a contributor to the weekly Marcha. Later he was professor of Latin American Literature at the Universidad Veracruzana and Stanford University.[2]
He is considered an expert in Latin American cinema and has participated as a jury in several international festivals.
Works
[edit]- La sonrisa de Gardel (Trilce, 2004)[3]
- América Latina en 130 películas (Uqbar, 2010)
- Encyclopaedia of Latin American Cinema (work in progress)
References
[edit]- ^ Meeting with Jorge Ruffinelli Archived 2010-10-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ^ Prof. Jorge Ruffinelli
- ^ Gardel's smile (in Spanish)