Fernando E. Solanas

Fernando E. Solanas Producer - Born February 16, 1936 in Olivos, Vicente López, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Died November 7, 2020 in Paris, France (complications from COVID-19)

Birth Name Fernando Ezequiel Solanas

Nickname Pino

Mini Bio (1) Fernando E. Solanas was born on February 16, 1936 in Olivos, Vicente López, Buenos Aires, Argentina as Fernando Ezequiel Solanas. He was a producer and director, known for Tangos, the Exile of Gardel (1985), The Journey (1992) and The South (1988). He was married to Angela Correa. He died on November 7, 2020 in Paris, France.

Spouse (1) Angela Correa (? - 7 November 2020) his death

Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 1986.

Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 1992.

Member of the Argentine parlament representing FREPASO left party

Began as a documentarist. In exile in France during the late 70's and early 80's, he was shot in the legs in 1991 after accusing the government of corruption.

Fernando Ezequiel 'Pino' Solanas (16 February 1936 – 6 November 2020) was an Argentine film director, screenwriter, and politician. His films include; La hora de los hornos (The Hour of the Furnaces) (1968), Tangos: el exilio de Gardel (1985), Sur (1988), El viaje (1992), La nube (1998) and Memoria del saqueo (2004), among many others. He was National Senator representing the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires for six years, from 2013 to 2019.