Pedro Rivera
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- May 1, 1939
- Birthplace
- Panama City, Panama
Pedro Rivera, born on January 5, 1939 in Panama, is a narrative writer, poet and filmmaker. Among his poetry books are worth to mention Las voces del dolor que trajo el alba (1958), Panamá, incendio de sollozos (1959), Los pájaros regresan de la niebla (1969), Para hacer el amor con la ventana abierta (1989). His narrative and essays include a great number of tittles among which the most outstanding are Las huellas de mis pasos (1993), Todo sucedió mañana (1993), Crónicas apócrifas de Castilla de Oro (2005). He has received the Ricardo Miro prize several times in the genres of poetry, short story and essay. His films have been awarded at international film festivals (Havana, Tashkent, and Leipzig). He is director of the Experimental Group of the University Cinema (Grupo Experimental de Cine Universitario, GECU) of the Panama University. He is a member of the Superior Council of the New Latin American Cinema Foundation.
Filmography
¡Aquí hay coraje! 1982
Director, Writer
¡Belice vencerá! 1979
Director, Director of Photography
Hombres de cara al viento 1976
Director, Editor
Soberanía 1975
Director
Aquí, Bayano: Cambio… La Quema 1974
Director, Writer
Un año después 1973
Director
Los 505 1973
Director, Writer
Ahora ya no estamos solos 1973
Director, Writer
Canto a la patria que ahora nace 1972
Writer, Director
Cubagua 1987
Producer
Nosotros los del Silver Roll 1981
Consulting Producer
Mi pueblo habla, mi pueblo grita 1976
Editor
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