Juan Pablo Rebella (born 1974, in Montevideo – died July 5, 2006) was an Uruguayan film director and screenwriter.[1]
Biography edit
He attended the Catholic University of Uruguay where he studied social communication.
In 2004 Rebella and Stoll released their second feature film Whisky, at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival and opened to critical acclaim, winning the Regard Original Award.[1]
Rebella shot himself in 2006 at the age of 32. He is buried at Cementerio del Buceo, Montevideo.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "Festival de Cannes: Whisky". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
- ^ El Observador
External links edit
- Juan Pablo Rebella at IMDb
- Guardian obituary.
- (in Spanish) Another obituary