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Date of Birth
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07-October-1951
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Place of Birth
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Caracas
(Venezuela, Libertador Bolivarian Municipality, Capital District)
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Nationality
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Venezuela
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Also know as
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Josefina Torres Benedetti
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Profession
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Film Director, Film Producer, Screenwriter
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Fina Torres is a Venezuelan film director. Born in Caracas, she became known by winning la Caméra d'Or award at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival with her directorial debut film, Oriana. She studied design, photography and journalism in Venezuela and later on film at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques in Paris. She lives now in Mexico and the United States and continues to work with film projects related to Latin America as well as giving workshops in direction and script writing in Venezuela.
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