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Filmmaker · Paraguay

Roque Funes

Died in 1981

Roque Funes was born in Buenos Aires on 1 December 1897 and was the most prolific cinematographer of Argentine cinema, from 1921 to 1964, from the silent to the sound era. He began with José A. Ferreyra, several of whose films he lit. In July 1932, on his own initiative and with the authorisation of the Paraguayan government, he left to film the conflict that was beginning, which makes him a pioneer of war reporting in Latin America. He then continued his career as a director of photography and died in Buenos Aires on 15 June 1981.

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