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Solveig Hoogesteijn_peliplat

Solveig Hoogesteijn

Director | Writer | Actress
Date of birth : 08/03/1946
City of birth : Sweden

Born in Stockholm, Sweden, to a Dutch father and a German mother. When she was one year old, her parents migrated to Venezuela. She studied Philosophy and Literature at the Universidad Central de Venezuela and Cinema at the Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen of München, Germany. Recognized with 16 international awards and 20 national awards, her second film Manoa (1980) participates at the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs at Cannes Film Festival. Macu, the policeman's wife, (1987) breaks all box office records in Venezuela, including international blockbusters. Maroa (2005) was Venezuela's representative for the Oscar for Best Foreign Film. Her films are co-productions with Germany, France, Spain, Cuba and Venezuela.

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