Nieves Yankovic
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- October 20, 1916
- Died
- October 22, 1985
- Birthplace
- Antofagasta, Chile
Born in Antofagasta, Nieves Yankovic lived in Europe from 1928 to 1942. She was one of the founders of the University of Chile Experimental Theatre. A film actress under the name Nieves Yanko, she made her debut in Luis Moglia Barth's Romance de medio sieglo (Romance of half a century, 1944). She also acted in Carlos Borcosque's Amarga verdad (1945), Roberto de Ribón's El Padre Pitillo (1946), Carlos Hugo Christensen's La dama de la muerte (1946), Fred Matter's El paso maldito (1949), Pierre Chenal's El ídolo (1952) and Pierre Chenal's Confesiones al amanecer (1954). Yankovic worked as assistant director under Carlos Hugo Christensen and Pierre Chenal. In 1946 she married Jorge di Lauro, a sound engineer at Chile Films. From 1958 until 1972 the pair directed documentaries together. After the 1973 Chilean coup d'état, Yankovic and her husband worked as teachers.
Filmography
Easter Island 1965
Director, Screenplay, Editor
San Pedro de Atacama 1964
Director, Screenplay, Editor
Verano en Invierno 1962
Director
Andacollo 1958
as Narrator (voice), Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
Los artistas plásticos de Chile 1960
as Narrator (voice), Screenplay, Editor
The Idol 1952
Assistant Director
El paso maldito 1949
Actor
The Lady of Death 1946
Continuity
El Padre Pitillo 1946
Actor
Bitter Truth 1945
Actor
Romance de medio siglo 1944
Actor
Credits from TMDB.