Victor Nieto
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Víctor Nieto Nuñez was the Colombia
n founder
and director
of the Cartagena Film Festival
, the oldest film festival
in Latin America
. Nieto founded the Cartagena Film Festival in 1960 and remained director for the next 48 years. His last film festival was in 2008.
Nieto was born in Cartagena, Colombia
. He began his career as a radio broadcaster. In 1939, Nieto launched a regional radio news program called Sintesis. He opened a series of radio stations beginning in 1946. For example, in 1949 Nieto opened both the Radio Centro Miramar station and the Cine Miramar theater in Cartegena.
He served as director of the Cartegena Film Festival for 48 years, despite failing health during his later life. Due to ill health, Nieto hired appointed managers to run the basic operations and preparations for the festival. Lina Paola Rodriguez became manager in 2007 under Nieto.
Nieto also worked as a journalist, writing for several Colombian publications including the El Espectador
, El Universal
and the El Tiempo.
Victor Nieto died of a stroke on November 28, 2008, at the age of 92. He is survived by his wife, Mary Luz Milanes de Nieto, two sons, Martín and Gerardo, and several grandchildren
Colombia
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n founder
Entrepreneur
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and director
Executive director
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of the Cartagena Film Festival
Cartagena Film Festival
The Cartagena Film Festival, or Festival Internacional de Cine y T.V. de Cartagena de Indias. is a Colombian film festival which focuses on the promotion of Colombian television programs, Latin American films, and videos...
, the oldest film festival
Film festival
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in Latin America
Latin America
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. Nieto founded the Cartagena Film Festival in 1960 and remained director for the next 48 years. His last film festival was in 2008.
Nieto was born in Cartagena, Colombia
Cartagena, Colombia
Cartagena de Indias , is a large Caribbean beach resort city on the northern coast of Colombia in the Caribbean Coast Region and capital of Bolívar Department...
. He began his career as a radio broadcaster. In 1939, Nieto launched a regional radio news program called Sintesis. He opened a series of radio stations beginning in 1946. For example, in 1949 Nieto opened both the Radio Centro Miramar station and the Cine Miramar theater in Cartegena.
He served as director of the Cartegena Film Festival for 48 years, despite failing health during his later life. Due to ill health, Nieto hired appointed managers to run the basic operations and preparations for the festival. Lina Paola Rodriguez became manager in 2007 under Nieto.
Nieto also worked as a journalist, writing for several Colombian publications including the El Espectador
El Espectador
El Espectador is a newspaper with national circulation within Colombia, founded by Fidel Cano Gutiérrez on 22 March 1887 in Medellín and published since 1915 in Bogotá...
, El Universal
El Universal (Cartagena)
El Universal is a regional newspaper based in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.Founded by Domingo López Escauriaza and Eduardo Ferrer Ferrer, its first edition went on sale on 8 March 1948...
and the El Tiempo.
Victor Nieto died of a stroke on November 28, 2008, at the age of 92. He is survived by his wife, Mary Luz Milanes de Nieto, two sons, Martín and Gerardo, and several grandchildren