Mariaelena Roqué
Acting
Biography
Catalan-Venezuelan performer, filmmaker, fashion designer. When she was one year old, she emigrated from Tarragona to Caracas with her parents. She grew up in Venezuela, spending several periods in Tarragona to meet her family and become familiar with the Catalan language and culture. She studied dance and psychology at the Andrés Bello Catholic University. Later, she lived for a few years in the Philippines, where she had family roots. She has worked in performance art, dance, photography, and experimental film. Around 1982 she settled in Catalonia and came into contact with Catalan conceptual artists such as the members of Grup de Treball. In 1995 she co-founded the Carles Santos Company, where she created set designs and costumes. She was the musician's partner, collaborator, and companion for over twenty years, working on the visual aspects of operas and shows, with performance art and joint actions.
Known For
Super-8 film by Catalan-Venezuelan artist Mariaelena Roqué.
Piedraperla
Super-8 film by Catalan-Venezuelan artist Mariaelena Roqué.
Vidaduelovuelo
Documentary about Catalan-Venezuelan artist Mariaelena Roqué.
El reposo de la guerrera
Armada (1977), Julio Neri's first political film, was made at a time in which several Latin American countries –most importantly Argentina and Chile— had seen a turn towards military dictatorships. Neri questions authoritarian regimes through the narrative of a devoted but free-loving daughter, Armada, and her military father. Armada's line of argument departs from the militant films made by New Latin American Cinema directors in the 1960’s. Rather than openly opposing the violent and repressive regimes (represented by the father), Armada establishes a complex relationship in which the daughter is divided between the love towards her father and the love towards her freedom. However, Armada's death at the hands of her violent father clearly condemns the use of violence and is thus a call to action against repressive regimes. As many Super 8 films of the 1970’s and 1980’s, Armada has a synchronized sound track rather than diegetic sound.