Rolando Peña
Birthday: 1942-10-27
Place of Birth: Venezuela
Biography: Rolando Peña is a Venezuelan artist born in 1942. He is one of the pioneers of the 60s Latin-American underground scene and is a main figure of the Venezuelan contemporary art. He was nicknamed the “black prince” and has been involved in theatre, dance, and fine arts since 1958. He created many happenings, projects of expansive cinema, multimedia and performances projects between Caracas and New York since 1964.
Movies
Hommage to Nicanor Parra
An intimate portrait of the South American poet Nicanor Parra, reading his poetry and talking with f...
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Tales for Grown Ups
This anthology film consists of three parts: "Story One: The story of the brave man", "Story Two: An...
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Cóctel de Camarones. En el Día de la Secretaria
In Secretaries Day, either you get laid or you get paid....
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Cabrujas en el país del disimulo
Beginning with his childhood and covering the many facets that characterized his intellectual univer...
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The Loves of Ondine
Ondine is a gay man attempting to re-adjust his sexuality via various encounters with different wome...
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Orinoko, New World
The Orinoko: main character in the film. The first part is set during the pre-conquest and is repres...
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Four Stars
Photographed entirely in color, Four Stars was projected in its complete length of nearly 25 hours (...
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Dialogue with Che
In 1967, José Rodriguez Soltero made “Dialogue with Che” (1968), starring Venezuelan artist, actor, ...
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La Cotorra II
A conversation between Rolando Peña and Iván Loscher during the construction of the Caracas subway. ...
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The Stone Age
"The question is, it is either going to be a stoned age or a new Stone Age" - Louis Brigante...
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Puros hombres
During the dictatorial regime of Juan Vicente Gómez, the bachelor Ibarra is imprisoned for political...
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El disco rojo
"El Disco Rojo" under the leadership of Amador del Villar and with the participation of actress Eva ...
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The Nude Restaurant
At a New York City restaurant, the patrons are men, nude but for a G-string, waited on by one woman,...
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