Jorge Ruffinelli
{{short description|Uruguayan academic and critic (born 1943)}}
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| name = Jorge Enrique Ruffinelli Altesor
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| caption = Jorge Enrique Ruffinelli Altesor (2012)
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1943|12|16}}
| birth_place = Montevideo, Uruguay
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| occupation = writer, literary critic, researcher, college professor
- Associate Professor at the University of Buenos Aires (1973 )
- Professor at the University Veracruzana (1974)
- Full Professor at Stanford University (1986)
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| alma_mater = Facultad de Letras de la UDELAR (Uruguay)
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| notableworks = La sonrisa de Gardel, Montevideo: Trilce (2004) ;
Víctor Gaviria, los márgenes al centro, Madrid: Turner / Casa de América, 2ª edición (2005), Universidad de Guadalajara (2009) ;
Sueños de realidad. Fernando Pérez: tres décadas de cine, Alcalá: Universidad de Alcalá/FNCL (2005) ;
El cine de Patricio Guzmán, en busca de las imágenes verdaderas, Santiago de Chile: Uqbar Editores (2008) ;
América Latina en 130 películas. Santiago de Chile, Uqbar Editores (2010) ;
América Latina en 130 documentales. Santiago de Chile, Uqbar Editores (2012).
| spouse = Cristina Meneghetti
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| children = Alvaro, Andrea, Gerardo, Paula
| relatives = Parents: Augustine Ruffinellis, Selika Altesor
| awards = 1980: Premio Nacional de Ensayo, Instituto de Bellas Artes/Casa de la Cultura Gómez Palacio, por su libro Literatura e ideología: el primer Mariano Azuela ; 2008: Premio Salon Rouge, Asociación de Críticos Cinematográficos de Uruguay - FIPRESCI.
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Jorge Enrique Ruffinelli Altesor (born 1943 in Uruguay) is a Uruguayan academic and critic.[http://pousta.com/2010/06/15/encuentro-con-jorge-ruffinelli-en-la-escuela-de-cine-de-chile/#.UcS8s8u-NHg Meeting with Jorge Ruffinelli] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101003085431/http://pousta.com/2010/06/15/encuentro-con-jorge-ruffinelli-en-la-escuela-de-cine-de-chile/#.UcS8s8u-NHg |date=2010-10-03 }} {{in lang|es}}
Biography
In his youth he was a disciple of Ángel Rama and a contributor to the weekly Marcha. Later he was professor of Latin American Literature at the Universidad Veracruzana and Stanford University.{{Cite web |url=https://www.stanford.edu/dept/DLCL/cgi-bin/web/people/jorge-ruffinelli |title=Prof. Jorge Ruffinelli |access-date=2013-06-21 |archive-date=2013-05-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511101653/https://www.stanford.edu/dept/DLCL/cgi-bin/web/people/jorge-ruffinelli |url-status=dead }}
He is considered an expert in Latin American cinema and has participated as a jury in several international festivals.
Works
- La sonrisa de Gardel (Trilce, 2004)[http://historico.elpais.com.uy/especiales/gardel/la_sonrisa.asp Gardel's smile] {{in lang|es}}
- América Latina en 130 películas (Uqbar, 2010)
- Encyclopaedia of Latin American Cinema (work in progress)
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