David Blaustein (filmmaker)

David Blaustein
Born(1953-08-24)August 24, 1953
Buenos Aires, Argentina
DiedAugust 16, 2021(2021-08-16) (aged 67)
Other namesCoco Blaustein
OccupationsFilm director, screenwriter, film producer

David Blaustein, known as Coco Blaustein (August 24, 1953 – August 16, 2021) was an Argentine film director and screenwriter, known for his involvement in politically themed cinema.[1] He was a member of the Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences.

Blaustein was born in Buenos Aires on 24 August 1953[1] in a Jewish family.[2]

Death

He died on August 16, 2021, at age 67, in a Buenos Aires clinic, five days after suffering a stroke.[1]

Filmography

Producer

  • Porotos de soja (2009)[3]
  • Hacer patria (2006)
  • La vereda de la sombra (2005)
  • Germán (mediometraje) (2005)
  • Cuando los santos vienen marchando (2004)
  • Papá Iván (2004)
  • (H) Historias cotidianas (2001)
  • Botín de guerra (2000)
  • Malvinas, historia de traiciones (1984)[4]

Director

Screenwriter

  • Germán (medium-length film) (2005)
  • Botín de guerra (2000)
  • Ciudad oculta (short documentary) (1980)

Actor

  • 24 horas (Algo está por explotar) (1997)

General consulting

  • Rerum Novarum (2001)

Bibliography

  • Manrupe, Raúl; Portela, María Alejandra (2003). Un diccionario de films argentinos II 1996-2002. Buenos Aires: Editorial Corregidor. ISBN 950-05-1525-3.
  • Piscitelli, Alejandro. "Cindocumentando el pasado. Cuando el subjetivismo lo invade todo". Retrieved 2 June 2010.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Coco Blaustein, referente indiscutido del documentalismo argentino". Argentina.gob.ar (in Spanish). 2021-08-17. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
  2. ^ La Nación (9 August 2007). "La patria, en primera persona". Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  3. ^ Martínez, Adolfo C. (21 May 2009). "El conflicto con el campo en un documental". La Nación. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
  4. ^ Manrupe, Raúl; Portela, María Alejandra (2001). Un diccionario de films argentinos (1930-1995). Buenos Aires: Editorial Corregidor. pp. 350–351. ISBN 950-05-0896-6.
  5. ^ Casciero, Roque (20 April 2000). "Hoy se estrena "Botín de guerra", una película sobre el rescate de la identidad perdida". Página 12. Retrieved 18 August 2021.