Directing
Edgar J. Anzola
Born 1893-03-27 · Villa de Cura, Venezuela
Edgar Jaín Anzola (27 March 1893, Villa de Cura — 14 December 1981, Caracas) was a Venezuelan pioneering engineer, filmmaker, radio broadcaster, writer, journalist and cartoonist. He is credited with several firsts: bringing the first automobile to Venezuela; engineering Venezuela's first aeroplane flight; starring in Venezuela's first feature film; starting Venezuela's first commercial radio station; and producing Venezuela's first scientific documentary. His son, filmmaker Alfredo Anzola, directed the 1993 film El misterio de los ojos escarlata about his father's life. For services to Venezuela, he was made a Commander of the Order of Francisco de Miranda at the age of 70.
Acting credits
Behind the camera
7.0Victoria 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
7.0Victoria 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
Silent film by Edgar Anzola.
Amor, tú eres la vida
1924
Silent film by Edgar Anzola.
Amor, tú eres la vida
1924
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Reverón
1928
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Reverón
1928
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Reverón
1928
10.0Venezuelan film directed by José Fernández.
Corazón de mujer
1932