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Héctor Duvauchelle

Héctor Duvauchelle

Acting

Biography

Héctor Duvauchelle Concha (Bulnes, Chile, December 8, 1932 – Caracas, Venezuela, December 24, 1983) was a Chilean actor who received the Municipal Film Award of Caracas in 1983. Following the 1973 coup d’état in Chile, he went into exile in Venezuela with his siblings, Humberto and María Elena Duvauchelle. Settling in Caracas, he built a prolific career in theatre, film, and television that continued until his murder in 1983.

Known For

Portable Country
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Portable Country is a classical Venezuelan film about the urban guerrilla. Based on the novel of the same name, written by Adriano González León, the film centers on Andrés Barazarte, a disillusioned man from a wealthy landowning family, who grapples with his personal and political identity in the midst of Venezuela's tumultuous social changes and engages in the guerrilla. He reflects on his life, his family's decline, and the broader struggle for power in a country torn between tradition and revolution.The story unfolds as Andrés is tasked with transporting a mysterious package. This journey becomes a metaphor for his search for meaning and a confrontation with his family’s, and his country's, violent past. His recollections weave together with present events, creating a complex tapestry of memory and history.

Portable Country

1979Movie