Miguel Castro

History

Miguel Castro Grimberg, engineer and filmmaker, was born in Santiago de Chile on October 7, 1928. Within the framework of one of the University Film contests, he generated one of his first short films, one of the best known, titled Avenida 18 de julio (1951). His filmography is made up of the following titles: Holiday (1951), Brief history (1952), It was once... (1953), Cariri (1953), Images (1955), Notes for a final (1955), The yellow stripe (1962)17. He made a film for Cine Universitario, the which they would later title as Ay, Uruguay. The tape was confiscated during the dictatorship and today, although remains of the film were recovered, the film has not been found original18. Miguel Castro was forced to return to Chile during the Uruguayan dictatorship 1973. He returned four years after the end of the de facto government and died shortly some time later, on December 27, 1989, in Montevideo.

Movies

Elecciones
Elecciones
Director of Photography
Documentary on the electoral system in Uruguay. It focused on the upcoming federal elections, criticizing both of the country's political parties.
Homomania
Homomania
Sound
"in a few minutes we are presented with the whole story of civilization... imaginative, original but most of all - witty" –Cracow Film Festival
La Raya Amarilla
La Raya Amarilla
Director
A group of Montevidean workers split up to paint the yellow line in the center of the streets.
El Niño de los Lentes Verdes
El Niño de los Lentes Verdes
Director of Photography
A rural kid puts on a pair of sunglasses that were submerged in a pond, and finds himself at a beautiful crowded beach.
Imágenes
Imágenes
Director
From still images, Castro composes a photosequence of an everyday situation of linear and sensitive narrative based on an alternative and experimental visual strategy for its context.