Alberto Arvelo

ALBERTO ARVELO has developed an international cinematographic body of work that has been recognized for the profound and human burden of his characters and the visual power of his films. His most recent film, The Liberator (2014), which was premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and was part of the Best Foreign Film Short List for the 2015 Academy Awards, stars Édgar Ramírez, María Valverde, Danny Huston, Iwan Roen, and Gary Lewis. His film A House with a View of the Sea (2001) was an official selection of the Cannes Film Festival and received 18 international awards. Arvelo initiated an original film movement known as Cine Átomo (Atom Cinema), focused on creating real opportunities for young Latin American directors. The concept stems from the idea of producing uncommon, reflective, and