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Puerto Rican filmmaker (1922–2004)
Amílcar Tirado
BornApril 9, 1922
Coamo, Puerto Rico
DiedJanuary 24, 2004
Santurce, Puerto Rico
OccupationFilmmaker
Military career
Allegiance United States
Service / branch United States Army
Battles / warsWorld War II

Amílcar Tirado Santiago (April 9, 1922 – January 24, 2004) was a Puerto Rican filmmaker active primarily during the 1950s and 1960s. Working for the Puerto Rican Division of Community Education in the Audiovisual Department, Tirado created socially-minded films, often using local jíbaros as actors.

Biography

Amílcar Tirado was born in Coamo, Puerto Rico. Served in the United States Army during the World War II era. He received a bachelor's degree in theater from the University of Puerto Rico in 1944 and a master's degree in theater directing from Yale University in 1945. He worked as a consultant for Warner Bros. during the 1950s. He was involved in the Puerto Rican Division of Community Education from its outset and continued working with the division until 1965. Tirado taught at the University of Puerto Rico for a short time in 1965–1967, although he continued to be involved in Puerto Rican film production after this. He continued his education during the later half of his life and also taught at various universities. He died at Pavia Hospital in Santurce, Puerto Rico in 2004 after suffering with Alzheimer's disease. He was buried at the Puerto Rico National Cemetery in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.

Career in cinema

Amílcar Tirado, and the division he worked for in general, was very prolific. He created over 50 productions throughout his career, although many were short educational films that have been lost. His most known films are El gallo pelón (1961), El Puente (1954) and Los Peloteros (1951). He worked with many other DIVEDCO artists on productions, including having posters made by famous Puerto Rican artists like Lorenzo Homer. His films draw comparison to Italian Neorealist films that also focused on everyday lower-class life, filming on location and using untrained actors.

Filmography

Year Original title
1951 Los peloteros
1952 Una voz en la montaña
1954 El puente
1956 La buena herencia, El santero
1961 El gallo pelón
1962 La casa de un amigo

References

  1. ^ "Amílcar Tirado". Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  2. "Amilcar Tirado". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  3. "Los Peloteros". museocoleccion.uprrp.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  4. "Films directed by Amílcar Tirado". letterboxd.com. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
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