Salvador Giambastiani
Directing
Biography
Salvador Giambastiani was a director and producer from Italian descent, he was a pioneer in the first years of film in Latin America, founding the production company Giambastiani Films and directing a the first documentaries in the continent.
Known For
A young man from a wealthy family learns mechanics on his own initiative at the School of Arts and Crafts. Unexpectedly, the family falls into ruin,the boy became then the main supporter. In order to keep supporting his family, he installs a workshop in a town near Santiago.
El Hombre de Acero
A sentimental adventure about the Mapuche people, also called "Araucanians" by the Spanish colonizers, as they inhabited the historic region called "Arauco", "Araucanía" or also named "Wallmapu" by Mapuche indigenous organizations. The plot develops around the protagonist, who loses her son and her husband
La Agonía de Arauco
In 1916 the Santiago society shuddered with the crime of a wealthy businessman. Corina Rojas, his young wife, was the first woman sentenced to death in Chile and her story inspired the first national feature film.
La Baraja de la Muerte
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Los Payasos se van
In First World War times, a Chilean grandmother, surrounded by her grandchildren and in her comfortable mansion, reads to them from a old Architectural book of photographs.
Santiago antiguo
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Cuando Chaplin enloqueció de amor
A retrospective about the world of the mineral, following different narrative lines, centered on housing, labor, transport, recreation among others. Original copy is lost, only 14 minutes are available.
Mineral El Teniente
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Cuarto Centenario de Magallanes
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