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Nieves Yankovic
Director

Nieves Yankovic

20 Oct 1916Born
22 Oct 1985Died
69Age at death
9Credits

Biography

Born in Antofagasta, Nieves Yankovic lived in Europe from 1928 to 1942. She was one of the founders of the University of Chile Experimental Theatre. A film actress under the name Nieves Yanko, she made her debut in Luis Moglia Barth's Romance de medio sieglo (Romance of half a century, 1944). She also acted in Carlos Borcosque's Amarga verdad (1945), Roberto de Ribón's El Padre Pitillo (1946), Carlos Hugo Christensen's La dama de la muerte (1946), Fred Matter's El paso maldito (1949), Pierre Chenal's El ídolo (1952) and Pierre Chenal's Confesiones al amanecer (1954).

Yankovic worked as assistant director under Carlos Hugo Christensen and Pierre Chenal.

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In 1946 she married Jorge di Lauro, a sound engineer at Chile Films. From 1958 until 1972 the pair directed documentaries together.

After the 1973 Chilean coup d'état, Yankovic and her husband worked as teachers.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 1965Easter IslandFilm: Director, Screenplay
  2. 1964San Pedro de AtacamaFilm: Director, Screenplay
  3. 1962Verano en InviernoFilm: Director
  4. 1960Los artistas plásticos de ChileFilm: Narrator (voice), Screenplay
  5. 1958AndacolloFilm: Narrator (voice), Screenplay, Director
  6. 1949El paso malditoFilm
  7. 1946El Padre PitilloFilm
  8. 1945Bitter TruthFilm
  9. 1944Romance de medio sigloFilm

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