Raymundo Gleyzer
Birth date
September 25, 1941
Death date
May 27, 1976
Place of birth
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Profession
Directing
Age
34 years
Biography
Raymundo Gleyzer was an Argentine film critic, director and activist. He specialized in documentaries and untiringly worked for making films that showed the world the adversities that Latin American people faced. Along with other activists and filmmakers, he created the group "Cine de la Base". Using the camera as a combat weapon, they had to work clandestinely. He was kidnapped and disappeared by the military dictatorship that ruled Argentina from 1976 to 1983.
