Pablo Trapero was born in San justo Argentina in 1971 In 1999 he directed his first feature Mundo Grua which won the Critics Prize at Venice In 2002 he opened his production company Matanza Cine that produces films for fellow filmmakers as well as his own His second feature El Bonaerense 2002 premiered at Cannes Familia Rodante 2004 at Venice and Nacido y Criado 2006 at Toronto In 2008 Leonera presented in Competition at Cannes revealed the talent of Martina Gusman muse actress and producer of the cineaste He returned to Cannes with Carancho 2010 and Elefante Blanco 2012 both in Un Certain Regard His films have covered the most important festivals receiving critical acclaim and awards He has sat on the main Festival juries at Venice San Sebastian and Locarno among others In 2014 he served as President of Un Certain Regard in Cannes In 2015 the Ministry of Culture of France awarded him Chevallier l Ordre des Arts et des Lettres becoming the first south american director in receiving this honor With his latest film The Clan he won the Silver Lion for Best Director in Venice International Film Festival Trapero is one of the biggest creative forces in Latin American Cinema
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