List of works by Román Chalbaud

Román Chalbaud worked in Venezuelan film, television and theatre, starting in 1951 and continuing to direct, write, and produce works until his death in 2023. Though most famous for his Golden Age films, he is also renowned in Venezuela as part of the "Holy Trinity" of theater for his contributions not only in playwriting, but also in direction and production. Besides these, he wrote and created many television series and telenovelas, and occasionally acted in both his own and his contemporaries' works. Chalbaud's continuing work into his old age may be due to his affiliation with the successive Venezuelan governments, which have funded his works since such programs began.

Román Chalbaud filmography

Chalbaud in 2011
Releases
Films 33
Television series 26
Theatre plays 19

Film

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As director

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Year English title Original title Country Length Notes
1959 Adolescence of Cain Caín Adolescente Venezuela 121 minutes First film as a director;[1] adaptation of own play[2]
1963 Grown Up Tales/Tales for Adults Cuentos para Mayores Venezuela 93 minutes Anthology film[2]
1971 Chévere, or the Victory of Wellington Chévere o la Victoria de Wellington Venezuela 26 minutes Short film, made on 16mm[3]
1974 The Burning of Judas La quema de Judas Venezuela / México 97 minutes adaptation of own play[2]
1975 Sacred and Obscene Sagrado y Obsceno Venezuela 120 minutes "-"[2]
1977 The Smoking Fish El Pez que Fuma Venezuela 120 minutes adaptation of own play[2]
1978 Carmen, who was 16 Carmen, la que contaba 16 años Venezuela 107 minutes adaptation of Carmen[3][4]
1979 The Flock of Angels El rebaño de los Ángeles Venezuela 124 minutes [2]
1979 Paper Anniversary Bodas de Papel Venezuela 125 minutes [2]
1982 Crab Cangrejo Venezuela 103 minutes [5]
1983 The Drunken Pussycat La Gata Borracha Venezuela 149 minutes [2]
1984 Crab II Cangrejo II Venezuela 103 minutes won Best Director in Venezuela[5]
1985 Hardware mouse Ratón de Ferretería Venezuela 103 minutes adaptation of own play[5]
1986 Manon Manon Venezuela 103 minutes Also producer and writer;[6] adaptation of Manon Lescaut[3]
1987 The Black Sheep La Oveja Negra Venezuela 103 minutes Also writer[6]
1990 Flaming Knives Cuchillos de Fuego Venezuela / Spain 103 minutes Also writer[2][6]
1990 Joseph Conrad: Heart of Darkness El corazón de las tinieblas Spain / Venezuela [7]
1995 Body of evidence El cuerpo del delito Venezuela 75 minutes TV film. Written by David Suárez
1995 Our lady of Coromoto Nuestra señora de Coromoto Venezuela 80 minutes TV film. Written by Mariela Romero and Freddy Salvador Hernández
1997 Pandemonium, Hell's capital city Pandemonium, la capital del infierno Venezuela 103 minutes Also writer, based on his stage play Vesícula de Nácar[6]
2005 El Caracazo El Caracazo Venezuela 110 minutes Also producer; won 2005 Glauber Rocha Prize[3][8]
2009 Zamora, free land and free men Zamora: Tierra y hombres libres Venezuela 135 minutes[9]/ 204 minutes[citation needed] Two versions exist: a shorter theatrical version and a longer cut made for television[citation needed]
2011 Days of Power Días de poder Venezuela 103 minutes [2]
2015 The Insolent Plant La planta insolente Venezuela 103 minutes [5]
2023 Pretty Baby Doll Muñequita Linda Venezuela Post-production

As assistant director

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Year English title Original title Director Country Length Notes
1951 Six Months of Life Seis meses de vida Víctor Urruchúa Venezuela / México 109 minutes [10]
1953 Light in the High Plains Luz en el páramo Víctor Urruchúa Venezuela / México 90 minutes [10]

As screenwriter

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Year English title Original title Director Country Length Notes
1972 When I want to cry, I don't Cuando quiero llorar no lloro Mauricio Walerstein Venezuela / México 103 minutes [6]

As producer

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Year English title Original title Director Country Length Notes
1987 The Years of Fear Los Años del Miedo Miguelangel Landa Venezuela 103 minutes Executive producer, also actor[11]
TBC The Smoking Fish El Pez que Fuma Jorge Souki In production; remake of 1977 film[12]

As actor

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Year English title Original title Director Country Role Notes
1986 An Oriental Night Una noche oriental Miguel Curiel Venezuela [13]
1998 Ver a Hilda Vera Special[13]
2015 Scrap Metal Scrap Metal William Escalante Venezuela Policia TV movie[13]
2017 Cabrujas en el país del disimulo Antonio Llerandi, Belén Orsini Venezuela Himself Documentary[14]

Television

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Year English title Original title Country Original Broadcast Length Notes
1953 Donde nace el recuerdo Venezuela [15]
1954 The Venezuelan Story El Cuento Venezolano Venezuela [15]
1954-55 Teatro en el Tiempo Venezuela [15]
1956 La piel de zapa Venezuela [15]
1956 Crime and Punishment Crimen y castigo Venezuela Adaptation[15]
1956 Niebla Venezuela [15]
1957 Marianela Venezuela [15]
1957 Bodas de sangre Venezuela Adaptation[15]
1965 La tirana (1965) [es] Venezuela Writer only[13][16]
1971 Barbara Venezuela [7]
1972 La doña (1972) [es] Venezuela/México Radio Caracas Television (RCTV)/Galavisión (Mexico) [17]
1972 A Woman's Sacrifice Sacrificio de mujer (1972) [es] Venezuela RCTV [7]
1973 La hija de Juana Crespo Venezuela RCTV [15]
1973-74 La trepadora Venezuela First TV adaptation of La Trepadora by Rómulo Gallegos[15]
1974 Boves, el Urogallo Venezuela RCTV Based on a novel by Francisco Herrera Luque[18]
1979 La comadre Venezuela RCTV/Coral Pictures Also writer[13][15]
1980 The Assassination of Delgado Chalbaud El Asesinato de Delgado Chalbaud Venezuela RCTV About the life and murder of Carlos Delgado Chalbaud[19]
1991 Joseph Conrad Conrad, el rajá de los mares Venezuela/France/

Spain

Televisión Española 70 minutes Miniseries based on the life of Joseph Conrad; also known as El rajá de los mares[7][13]
1992 The History of Venezuelan Film La Historia del Cine Venezolano Venezuela Venevisión 90 minutes Part of the Cuadernos Lagoven series; documentary TV film co-directed with Henry Páez[5]
1996 El perdón de los pecados Venezuela [15]
1996 Nuestra Señora de Coromoto Venezuela [15]
2000 Amantes de Luna Llena Venezuela 1 episode[7][13]
2001 Guerra de mujeres Venezuela [20]
2002 Las González Venezuela [20]
2002 Aguas turbulentas Venezuela Venevisión Writer only[13]
2005 Amores de Barrio Adentro Venezuela Canal 8 52 episodes (all)[21]

Theatre

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Year English title Original title Theater Company Notes
1952 The Young Ones Los Adolescentes First play; winner of Ateneo de Caracas[5]
1953 Horizontal Walls Muros Horizontales [5]
1955 Young Cain Caín Adolescente First long play[5]
1957 Requiem for an Eclipse Requiem para un Eclipse [5]
1960 Cantata para Chirinos [15]
1961 Sacred and Obscene Sagrado y Obsceno [5]
1962 Las Pinzas [5]
1962 Coffee and Orchids Café y Orquídeas [5]
1965 The Burning of Judas La quema de Judas [5]
1967 The Terrible Angels Los Ángeles Terribles [5]
1968 The Smoking Fish El Pez que Fuma [5]
1972 Hardware mouse Ratón en Ferretería [5]
1974 The Cinderella of Anger La Cenicienta de la Ira [22]
1980 El Viejo Grupo [5]
1981 Todo Bicho de Uña [5]
1981 La Cigarra y la Hormiga [23]
1992 Vesícula de Nácar [15]
1993 La Magnolia Inválida [15]
1996 Reina pepeada [15]

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Rist, Peter H. (2014). Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 132. ISBN 9780810880368.
  3. ^ a b c d "Chalbaud Film Histography". www.circuitograncine.net. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  4. ^ "Cine para volver a ver: Carmen la que contaba 16 años". Revista SIC (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Chalbaud, Román - HISTORIA DEL ARTE VENEZOLANO". vereda.ula.ve. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
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  8. ^ Langue, Frédérique. "Moving Images: El Caracazo analysis". Nuevo Mundo Journal. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  9. ^ jbarreto. "Zamora". Villa Del Cine (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  10. ^ a b "San Sebastian Film Festival Awards 2006". sansebastianfestival. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Los años del miedo – UCAB" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  12. ^ "Román Chalbaud: "El pez que fuma" regresa en nueva versión". Panorama (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h "Román Chalbaud". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  14. ^ "Cabrujas en el país del disimulo". El Estímulo. 2017-01-12. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "El maestro Román Chalbaud es presente y futuro en el cine venezolano". Alba Ciudad 96.3 FM (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  16. ^ Televisión, pan nuestro de cada día. Bisbal, Marcelino., Rodríguez, Vanessa. (1st ed.). Caracas: Alfadil Ediciones. 2005. p. 182. ISBN 9803541757. OCLC 64336981.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  17. ^ "La Doña, una mujer fuerte doblegada por el amor". El Telégrafo (in European Spanish). 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  18. ^ "Diario el Progreso --Edición Digital--". www.diarioelprogreso.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-26. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  19. ^ Konzapata. "Un enigmático personaje llamado Carlos Delgado-Chalbaud". Konzapata (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  20. ^ a b "Román Chalbaud records". Venezuelan government. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  21. ^ Medina, Ismael Enrique. "NOVELA CHAVISTA LLEGA BARRIO ADENTRO". El Tiempo. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  22. ^ "Román Chalbaud: notas sobre una figura integral". Pantalla CACI (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  23. ^ Chalbaud, Román (1991). Román Chalbaud Teatro III (1st ed.). Caracas, Venezuela: Monte Avila Editores. ISBN 9800105182. OCLC 25934825.