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Diego Rafecas

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Diego Rafecas
Born(1970-05-03)3 May 1970
Died18 April 2017(2017-04-18) (aged 46)
Occupation(s)Actor and director
Years active2001–2017

Diego Rafecas (Buenos Aires, 3 May 1970 – 18 April 2017) was an Argentine actor and director.[1] known for Un Buda, a film that he directed and acted in.[2]

Early life

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Diego Rafecas was born on May 3, 1970, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He started studying acting with Cristina Banegas, a well-known Argentine actress, when he was 17. Two years later he debuted as an actor in a play One Aspect directed by Banegas and written by Griselda Gambaro.

Later he obtained a BA in Philosophy from the University of Buenos Aires. At the same time he also began to study the Zen practice with Stephane Kosen Thibaut, a Dharma heir of Japanese Master Deshimaru.

Career

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During his college years he made his first short film, The Good Life and kidnapping in digital format, co-directed with Paul Flehner and began studying film directing with Eduardo Milewics. Under his guidance, he wrote and directed Living in New York, a short film that won major awards at festivals around the country.

He died on 18 April 2017, aged 46, from an illness that had kept him hospitalised.[3]

Filmography

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Director

  • El secuestro (2001) (Short)
  • La buena vida (2002)
  • Vivir en Nueva York (2005)
  • A Buddha (2005)
  • Rodney (2008)
  • Paco (2009)
  • Cruzadas (2011)
  • Ley Primera (2017)

Actor

  • La buena vida (2002) (cortometraje)
  • Se me rompió el pantalón (2003) (cortometraje)
  • Vivir en Nueva York (2005)
  • A Buddha (2005)
  • Cartas (2006)
  • Rodney (2008)
  • Paco (2009)
  • Cruzadas (2011)
  • Ley Primera (2017)

References

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  1. ^ "Diego Rafecas". IMDB. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Un Buda". Buddhist Film Foundation. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Muere el cineasta argentino Diego Rafecas a los 46 años". El Universal (in Spanish).
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