Carlos Mayolo

Carlos MAYOLO (1945–2007, Colombia) was a film director and actor. His career in the film industry started out with a handful of works as a director for documentaries and occasional jobs as an actor. He was part of the Cali group and the Ojo al Cine. In 1974, he created the documentary ¡Chile no se rinde, carajo! together with Jaime Osorio, which focused on Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship and the protests. Agarrando pueblo (1978) was produced together with Luis Ospina and is selected for the IFFR 2024 Focus: Chile in the Heart programme.

Filmography

(selection) Corrida (1968, doc), El Basuro (1968, doc), Quinta de Bolívar (1969, doc), Iglesia de San Ignacio (1971, doc), Monserrate (1971, doc, co-dir), ¡Oiga, Vea! (1971, short doc), Cali de película (1972, doc), Sin telón (1975, doc), Contaminación es… (1975, doc), La hamaca (1975, short), ¡Chile no se rinde carajo! (1975, short), Asunción (1976, short, co-dir), Rodillanegra (1976, short), Agarrando pueblo (1978, doc, co-dir), Carne de tu carne (1983), Aquel 19 (1985, short), Cali, cálido, calidoscopio (1985, short), Rodando por el valle (1985, short), La Madremonte (1986, short, co-dir), La mansión de Araucaima (1986)