1984Winner
Best Director
Operación chocolate
Miguel Curiel
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
London
Biography
Miguel Curiel is a Venezuelan filmmaker active since the 1980s, working as a director, screenwriter, producer, and occasionally cinematographer. He is best known for the feature La niña de Maracaibo (2011) and earlier works like Una noche oriental (1986), alongside documentaries such as Venezuela: los guerrilleros al poder (1997). A graduate in Letters from the Central University of Venezuela, Curiel has also written and produced widely across Venezuelan film and culture.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1983Nominee
Best Director
Lily
1995Nominee
Best Director
La Mano
Career Highlights
2012Highlight
Best Writing
Wayúu: La Niña de Maracaibo
1986Highlight
Best Performance
Manon