Manuel Cepeda Vargas: An Artist in Politics (2018)
This documentary reconstructs, based on the testimonies of those who knew him, the family, intellectual, artistic, and political life of Manuel Cepeda Vargas, the communist senator who was assassinated on August 9, 1994. In addition to portraying a left-wing activist, this biographical sketch offers a previously unseen perspective on something only now coming to light: his sensitivity, cultivated through poetry, painting, ceramic sculpture, and journalism. We witness a symbiosis between art—practiced privately, without any aspiration for recognition, though it was well deserved—and politics. In both pursuits, he expressed his rebellion against the established order.
Director: Lisandro Duque Naranjo
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 75 min
Release Date: June 13, 2018
Language: Español
Original Language: es
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- What is Manuel Cepeda Vargas: An Artist in Politics about?
- This documentary reconstructs, based on the testimonies of those who knew him, the family, intellectual, artistic, and political life of Manuel Cepeda Vargas, the communist senator who was assassinated on August 9, 1994. In addition to portraying a left-wing activist, this biographical sketch offers a previously unseen perspective on something only now coming to light: his sensitivity, cultivated through poetry, painting, ceramic sculpture, and journalism. We witness a symbiosis between art—practiced privately, without any aspiration for recognition, though it was well deserved—and politics. In both pursuits, he expressed his rebellion against the established order.
- Who directed Manuel Cepeda Vargas: An Artist in Politics?
- Manuel Cepeda Vargas: An Artist in Politics was directed by Lisandro Duque Naranjo.
- How long is Manuel Cepeda Vargas: An Artist in Politics?
- Manuel Cepeda Vargas: An Artist in Politics has a runtime of 1h 15m (75 minutes).
- What genre is Manuel Cepeda Vargas: An Artist in Politics?
- Manuel Cepeda Vargas: An Artist in Politics is a Documentary film.