
Jacobo Penzo
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1948-09-22
Day of Death
2020-09-22 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Carora, Venezuela
Jacobo Penzo
Biography
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.
Known For
Crew
(2022)
Sons of the Earth
Writer, Director, Producer
(2012)
Cabimas, Donde Todo Comenzó
Director, Writer, Producer, Art Designer
(2005)
Borrador
Director, Writer
(1995)
Congo Mirador
Director, Writer
(1994)
En territorio extranjero
Director
(1988)
Night Music
Director, Screenplay, Editor
(1984)
The House of Water
Director
(1981)
La propia gente
Writer, Director
(1980)
El mar del tiempo perdido
Assistant Director
(1977)