Directing
Omar Parada
Born — Died
1922-02-01 — 1987-03-14
Place of birth
Montevideo, Uruguay
Known for
Directing
Credits
6 titles
Omar Gregorio Parada (1922-1987) was an Uruguayan filmmaker. He was member of Cine Universitario del Uruguay (1972-1975) and of Grupo de Cine Montevideo. In Buenos Aires, he contributed to the organization and programming of the Cine Club Amigos de Cinemateca Argentina. Parada's work is representative of Uruguayan cinema during the period 1950-1970. He wrote and directed five films, documentaries and fiction shorts in 16 mm, including A Holiday (Un feriado) in 1952 and Topic of Illness and Death (Tema de enfermedad y muerte) in 1953. Miguelete: Heads and Tails of a Stream (Miguelete: cara y cruz de un arroyo, 1952) is considered one of the first documentary about contaminated water in Urug…
Known for
Presents the activities of a young woman on a holiday.
A Holiday in Uruguay
1951
Documentary about the political and social reality of Uruguay during the period of 1968-1970. This short is incomplete and composed of a series of fragments. The complete film was taken by the military dictatorship in Uruguay (1973-1985) and is now lost.
Montevideo Today [unpublished fragments]
1970
NRA parent concerned about the violence and possible explosion of an atomic bomb on the city of Montevideo. The scene is a nightmare, but articulates closely with socio-political reality of the time.
Maybe Tomorrow
1966
Considered one of the first documentary about contaminated water in Uruguay.
Miguelete: Heads and Tails of a Stream
1952
A dying man recalls his lost youth.
Topic of Illness and Death
1952
Behind the camera
Presents the activities of a young woman on a holiday.
A Holiday in Uruguay
1951
Documentary about the political and social reality of Uruguay during the period of 1968-1970. This short is incomplete and composed of a series of fragments. The complete film was taken by the military dictatorship in Uruguay (1973-1985) and is now lost.
Montevideo Today [unpublished fragments]
1970
NRA parent concerned about the violence and possible explosion of an atomic bomb on the city of Montevideo. The scene is a nightmare, but articulates closely with socio-political reality of the time.
Maybe Tomorrow
1966
Considered one of the first documentary about contaminated water in Uruguay.
Miguelete: Heads and Tails of a Stream
1952
A dying man recalls his lost youth.
Topic of Illness and Death
1952
A dying man recalls his lost youth.
Topic of Illness and Death
1952