Pedro Sienna (13 May 1893—20 March 1972) was a Chilean playwright, poet, journalist, art critic and theatre and movie actor who is also remembered as one of his country's pioneering directors in the early years of silent film.
He began his association with film by directing and starring in El Hombre de acero (1917) and Los Payasos se van (1921).
In 1925, he wrote, directed and starred in the film considered a classic of Chilean silent cinema, El Húsar de la muerte (The Death Hussar).
As a highly respected author, he wrote Muecas en la Sombra, La Caverna de los Murciélagos, Recuerdos del Soldado Desconocido, Memorias de la Vida del Teatro and the biographical La vida pintoresca de Arturo Bührle.
On 27 December 1966, at the age of 73, Pedro Sienna was awarded the country's national art prize, Premio Nacional de Arte de Chile. He died in Santiago eight weeks short of his 79th birthday.
1918: Todo por la patria or El giron de la bandera (directed by Arturo Mario)[2]
1920: Manuel Rodríguez (directed by Arturo Mario)
Referencesedit
^Vargas Badilla, José (6 May 1992). "El poeta Pedro Sienna". La Región. San Fernando, Chile: Soc. Portales.
^"La Guerra del Pacífico 1879-1884 (Perú, Bolivia y Chile): Todo por la Patria". October 2013.
OBRAS COMPLETAS DE PEDRO SIENNA, Pinochet, Cecilia - Fondo Editorial Juvenal Hernández Jaque - Valenzuela C., Mauricio - Schultz, Francisca; ISBN9789561123199, Santiago de Chile, 2011
pedro, sienna, 1893, march, 1972, chilean, playwright, poet, journalist, critic, theatre, movie, actor, also, remembered, country, pioneering, directors, early, years, silent, film, manuel, rodríguez, hussar, death, married, julia, benavides, hübler, they, thr. Pedro Sienna 13 May 1893 20 March 1972 was a Chilean playwright poet journalist art critic and theatre and movie actor who is also remembered as one of his country s pioneering directors in the early years of silent film Pedro Sienna as Manuel Rodriguez in The Hussar of Death He was married to Julia Benavides Hubler They had three children two were twins who died as toddlers and Carmen Julia Contents 1 Career 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External linksCareer editA native of San Fernando Pedro Perez Cordero used the professional pen name Pedro Sienna He briefly studied at the Liceo Neandro Schilling at his birthplace and completed his secondary studies at the Instituto Nacional General Jose Miguel Carrera in Santiago 1 He began his association with film by directing and starring in El Hombre de acero 1917 and Los Payasos se van 1921 In 1925 he wrote directed and starred in the film considered a classic of Chilean silent cinema El Husar de la muerte The Death Hussar As a highly respected author he wrote Muecas en la Sombra La Caverna de los Murcielagos Recuerdos del Soldado Desconocido Memorias de la Vida del Teatro and the biographical La vida pintoresca de Arturo Buhrle On 27 December 1966 at the age of 73 Pedro Sienna was awarded the country s national art prize Premio Nacional de Arte de Chile He died in Santiago eight weeks short of his 79th birthday Filmography editAs director writer and actor 1925 El Husar de la muerte As director and actor 1917 El Hombre de acero 1921 Los Payasos se van 1922 El Empuje de una raza 1924 Un Grito en el mar 1926 La Ultima trasnochada As actor 1918 Todo por la patria or El giron de la bandera directed by Arturo Mario 2 1920 Manuel Rodriguez directed by Arturo Mario References edit Vargas Badilla Jose 6 May 1992 El poeta Pedro Sienna La Region San Fernando Chile Soc Portales La Guerra del Pacifico 1879 1884 Peru Bolivia y Chile Todo por la Patria October 2013 OBRAS COMPLETAS DE PEDRO SIENNA Pinochet Cecilia Fondo Editorial Juvenal Hernandez Jaque Valenzuela C Mauricio Schultz Francisca ISBN 9789561123199 Santiago de Chile 2011External links editPedro Sienna at IMDb Pedro Sienna Manuel Rodriguez in MABUSE nbsp This article about a Chilean film director is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pedro Sienna amp oldid 1217164434, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
