Jacobo Penzo
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Jacobo Penzo (born 1948 in Carora; died 2020 in Caracas), was a Venezuelan filmmaker, best known for his drama piece The House of Water, shown in the Directors' Fortnight section of the Cannes Film Festival in 1984. The film also represented Venezuela in the Best Foreign Language Film competition at the 57th Academy Awards. He was awarded the Venezuelan National Cinema Award (Premio Nacional de Cine de Venezuela) in 2002 and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the Government of France in 2007. Penzo was also a painter and a writer.
Date of Birth
Sep 22, 1948
Place of Birth
Carora, Venezuela
Date of Death
Sep 22, 2020
Gender
Male
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