Sergio
Cabrera a part of Colombian Culture. He was
born in Medellin-Antioquia the 20th of April of 1950, he is
now 65
years old. His parents were Fausto Cabrera and Elena Cardenas, Spanish
actors
who were exiled in Colombia because of the Franc regime. Sergio
Cabrera´s life
in theater started at age 9. When a sick aunt handed some of his
objects as
inheritance and he remained a camera. At the age of 10 he moved with
his family
to China, where he completed his secondary education and actively
participated
in the Cultural Revolution in that country. At eighteen he returned to
Colombia, linking for four years in the EPL (Popular Liberation Army).
In
1973, he returned to China where he studied
philosophy at the University of Beijing and in began
amateur beginnings
in film. Later, he moved to England where he studied film at the London
Polytechnic School and the London Film School. Back in Colombia, in
1977, he
directed his first short films, worked as a cinematographer and during
the 80s,
was director of around 500 commercial, several of which are among the
most
valued in Colombia.
In
1989 he released his debut “Técnicas de duelo”,
which received the award for Best First Film at the International Film
Festival of Cartagena de Indias as many others awards. Another of his most
outstanding
works was “la estrategia del caracol”, which was premiered at the
Venice Film
Festival in 1993, becoming its first film commercially exhibited
internationally and an icon of Colombian cinema. It received, among
other
awards, the Audience Award and the Prize of the Federation of Art
Cinemas. “La
Pola” which was his most outstanding TV show as well received many
awards and
nominations.
Throughout
his career he has
received several awards such as the First Prize of the Embassy of Spain
in Colombia for Best Artist of the Year in 2010. In the area of teaching
has served as Head of Chair of Conducting International School Film San
Antonio de los Baños, Cuba (2000) and Professor of Film at the Javeriana
University in
Bogota (1992). Since childhood he didn’t
looked away from his goal which was to become a film director, he is an
inspiration for people who want to achieve his dreams.