Rómulo Gallegos

Writing

Rómulo Gallegos

Born — Died

1884-08-02 — 1969-04-04

Place of birth

Caracas, Venezuela

Known for

Writing

Credits

10 titles

Rómulo Ángel del Monte Carmelo Gallegos Freire (2 August 1884 – 5 April 1969) was a Venezuelan novelist and politician. For a period of nine months during 1948, he governed as the first freely elected president in Venezuela's history. Gallegos is considered the most relevant Venezuelan novelist of the 20th century, and a prominent figure in Latin American literature.

Known for

Doña Bárbara poster
5.0

Dr. Santos wants to sell the ruined family farm to start a new life with his girlfriend in Europe. Instead, he succumbs to the country's fascination and tries to rebuild the ranch with his ancestors. He meets two fascinating women: The beautiful Doña Bárbara, who is said to bewitch every man, and her wildly grown and equally beautiful daughter.

Doña Bárbara

1998

La trepadora poster
7.0

Victoria Guanipa, a woman of mixed race uses her beauty and cunning to climb the social ladder and gain power in a society marked by racial and class divisions. Her ambition clashes with the traditions of the landowning family she marries into, particularly with Nicolás del Casal, who represents old aristocratic values.

La trepadora

1924

Rómulo Gallegos. Horizons and pathways poster
NR

An intimate look at the Venezuelan intellectual Rómulo Gallegos through photographs, footage and testimonies from people who knew him as an educationalist, politician and novelist.

Rómulo Gallegos. Horizons and pathways

2000

No artwork available
NR

Antonio (Henry Zakka) is a writer dedicated to telling the stories of his best friends and his own life in a city with no future. A land that is fading away as its young people migrate in search of a better future. The optimism, faith, and reasoning of three men trying to determine the best decision for their lives and their land: to remain there, waiting for a change, without any certainty, or to seek new horizons in more benevolent environments.

La ciudad Muerta

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Doña Bárbara poster
7.1

A woman hardened by her past now runs a ranch she acquired through manipulation and bribery.

Doña Bárbara

1943

La señora de enfrente poster
6.0

Two travelers visiting a small town link up together and then run afoul of the gossip of church ladies.

La señora de enfrente

1945

Film credits

Behind the camera

Doña Bárbara poster
5.0

Dr. Santos wants to sell the ruined family farm to start a new life with his girlfriend in Europe. Instead, he succumbs to the country's fascination and tries to rebuild the ranch with his ancestors. He meets two fascinating women: The beautiful Doña Bárbara, who is said to bewitch every man, and her wildly grown and equally beautiful daughter.

Doña Bárbara

1998

La trepadora poster
7.0

Victoria Guanipa, a woman of mixed race uses her beauty and cunning to climb the social ladder and gain power in a society marked by racial and class divisions. Her ambition clashes with the traditions of the landowning family she marries into, particularly with Nicolás del Casal, who represents old aristocratic values.

La trepadora

1924

La trepadora poster
7.0

Victoria Guanipa, a woman of mixed race uses her beauty and cunning to climb the social ladder and gain power in a society marked by racial and class divisions. Her ambition clashes with the traditions of the landowning family she marries into, particularly with Nicolás del Casal, who represents old aristocratic values.

La trepadora

1924

No artwork available
NR

Antonio (Henry Zakka) is a writer dedicated to telling the stories of his best friends and his own life in a city with no future. A land that is fading away as its young people migrate in search of a better future. The optimism, faith, and reasoning of three men trying to determine the best decision for their lives and their land: to remain there, waiting for a change, without any certainty, or to seek new horizons in more benevolent environments.

La ciudad Muerta

—

Doña Bárbara poster
7.1

A woman hardened by her past now runs a ranch she acquired through manipulation and bribery.

Doña Bárbara

1943

La señora de enfrente poster
6.0

Two travelers visiting a small town link up together and then run afoul of the gossip of church ladies.

La señora de enfrente

1945

Juan de la calle poster
7.0

Narrates the story of a homeless shoeshine boy who lives under a bridge.

Juan de la calle

1941

Juan de la calle poster
7.0

Narrates the story of a homeless shoeshine boy who lives under a bridge.

Juan de la calle

1941

La trepadora poster
6.0

Romantic triangles between city folk and country folk, with new money/old money issues complicating the story.

La trepadora

1944