Christian Lara

Christian Lara

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Directing

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1939-08-24 (85 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe

Biography

Christian Lara was born in Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe and is known as the “Father of West Indian Cinema.” Formerly a journalist (based in France) he has directed over twenty films since 1971, including Coco-La-Fleur, candidat (1978), Bitter Sugar (1998), 1802 freedom now (2004) and Lost Heritage (2009).

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