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Alberto Gieco<\/strong> es d<\/span>irector, guionista y productor de cine que vive entre Santa Fe (Argentina) y Los \u00c1ngeles (USA).
\nEscribi\u00f3, dirigi\u00f3 y produjo los largometrajes De la piel suave (2025) y El infierno de los vivos (2024) y el cortometraje La frontera del deseo (2024). Fue director asistente en El viaje de Eliseo (Mat\u00edas M\u00e9dici, 2025), productor asociado en El mensaje (Iv\u00e1n Fund, 2025. Oso de Plata-Premio del Jurado, Berlinale 2025) y actor en La mujer hormiga (Betania Cappato y Adri\u00e1n Suarez, 2024).<\/p>\n

Como miembro del Colectivo Audiovisual Fernando Birri de Santa Fe realiz\u00f3 Un carnaval llamado Despertar (2026) y Un carnaval llamado Resistencia (2025). Como miembro del Colectivo Antropolog\u00eda Teatral actu\u00f3 en De Remate Now (Ana Woolf, 2025).<\/p>\n

Asistente de direcci\u00f3n en m\u00e1s de 30 largometrajes entre los que se destacan Greg\u00f3rio de Matos (Ana Carolina, Brasil 2003), Chuck and Buck (Miguel Arteta, USA 2000), Amelia (Ana Carolina, Brasil 2000), How to Make the Cruelest Month (Keep Koenig, USA 1998), They Come at Night (Lindy Laub, USA 1998), First Love Last Rites (Jesse Peretz, USA 1997), The Foot Shooting Party (Annette Haywood-Carter, USA 1994), Jugando en los campos del se\u00f1or (H\u00e9ctor Babenco, USA 1991), Sonho de valsa (Ana Carolina, Brasil 1987), Vera (Sergio Toledo, Brasil 1987). Entre otras pel\u00edculas, fue continuista en Filme Demencia (Carlos Reichenbach, Brasil 1987), El beso de la mujer ara\u00f1a (H\u00e9ctor Babenco, USA 1985), A hora da estrela (Suzana Amaral, Brasil 1985).<\/p>\n

Co-dirigi\u00f3 Punks con Sarah Yakhni (S\u00e3o Paulo, 1983) y escribi\u00f3 y dirigi\u00f3 en Santa Fe los cortos Deseo (1975), En los extremos de la noche (1976) y A nuestros silencios I y II (1977).<\/p>\n

Es miembro de la DGA (Directors Guild of America) como primer asistente de direcci\u00f3n. Fue profesor de cine y literatura en Los \u00c1ngeles.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n

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Alberto Gieco<\/strong> is director, screenwriter and film producer who lives between Santa Fe (Argentina) and Los Angeles (USA).<\/span><\/p>\n

He wrote, directed, and produced the feature films <\/span>Of Soft Skin<\/span><\/i> (2025) and <\/span>The Inferno of the Living<\/span><\/i>(2024) and the short film <\/span>Frontier of Desire<\/span><\/i> (2024). He was director assistant on <\/span>The journey of Eliseo<\/span><\/i> (Mat\u00edas M\u00e9dici, 2025), associate producer on <\/span>The Message<\/span><\/i> (Iv\u00e1n Fund, 2025. Silver Bear-Jury Prize, Berlinale 2025), and actor in <\/span>The Ant Woman<\/span><\/i> (Betania Cappato and Adri\u00e1n Suarez, 2024).<\/span><\/p>\n

As a member of the Fernando Birri Audiovisual Collective of Santa Fe, he made <\/span>A Carnaval Called Awakening<\/span><\/i> (2026) and <\/span>A Carnaval Called Resistance<\/span><\/i> (2025). As a member of the Theatrical Anthropology Collective, he acted in <\/span>From Auction Now<\/span><\/i> (Ana Woolf, 2025).<\/span><\/p>\n

Assistant director on more than 30 feature films, including <\/span>Greg\u00f3rio de Matos<\/span><\/i> (Ana Carolina, Brazil 2003), <\/span>Chuck and Buck<\/span><\/i> (Miguel Arteta, USA 2000), <\/span>Amelia<\/span><\/i> (Ana Carolina, Brazil 2000), <\/span>How to Make the Cruelest Month<\/span><\/i> (Keep Koenig, USA 1998), <\/span>They Come at Night<\/span><\/i> (Lindy Laub, USA 1998), <\/span>First Love Last Rites<\/span><\/i> (Jesse Peretz, USA 1997), <\/span>The Foot Shooting Party<\/span><\/i> (Annette Haywood-Carter, USA 1994), <\/span>Playing in the Fields of the Lord<\/span><\/i> (H\u00e9ctor Babenco, USA 1991), <\/span>Sonho de valsa<\/span><\/i> (Ana Carolina, Brazil 1987), <\/span>Vera<\/span><\/i> (Sergio Toledo, Brazil 1987). Among other films, he was a script supervisor in <\/span>Filme Demencia<\/span><\/i> (Carlos Reichenbach, Brazil 1987), <\/span>Kiss of the Spider Woman<\/span><\/i> (Hector Babenco, USA 1985), <\/span>A hora da estrela<\/span><\/i> (Suzana Amaral, Brazil 1985).<\/span><\/p>\n

He co-directed <\/span>Punks<\/span><\/i> with Sarah Yakhni (S\u00e3o Paulo, 1983) and wrote and directed in Santa Fe the short films <\/span>Desire<\/span><\/i> (1975), <\/span>At the Extremes of the Night<\/span><\/i> (1976) and <\/span>To Our Silences I and II<\/span><\/i> (1977).<\/span><\/p>\n

He is a member of the DGA (Directors Guild of America) as a first assistant director. He was a professor of film and literature in Los Angeles.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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For me, the message is simple: don't accept difficult situations and go out and find your own path. I know it's a bit romantic, but it's about the strength of not accepting what's imposed on us and seeking something that meets our own needs.<\/blockquote>\n
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