Abdullah Ommidvar
Abdullah Ommidvar | |
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 Issa Omidvar and his brother Abdullah Omidvar | |
| Born | 29 September 1932 Tehran, Iran |
| Died | 14 July 2022 (aged 89) Santiago de Chile |
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Abdullah Ommidvar Farhadi (Tehran, 29 September 1932 - Santiago, 14 July 2022) was an Iranian-Chilean anthropologist, filmmaker, and director who spent much of his career in Chile.[1]
Career
Ommidvar studied cultural anthropology at the University of Tehran.In 1954 Abdullah and his brother Issa started a world trip first on motorbikes and later in a Citroën 2CV, that lasted over 10 years and lead them to the Arctic, the Andes, and the African continent to meet remote civilizations.[2]
In 1964 Abdullah migrated to Chile to become an iconic figure in Chilean cinema through his company Arauco Films.[3]
The Omidvar Brothers Museum in the Sa'dabad Complex at Tehran is keeping some historical artifacts of the brothers' world travel.[4]
Filmography
- 1988: Consuelo
- 1990: La niña en la palomera
- 1993: Johnny 100 Pesos
- 1995: La rubia de Kennedy
- 1998: Gringuito
- 2000: Coronation
- 2000: Mi famosa desconocida
References
- ↑ "Abdullah Ommidvar". Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ↑ "The Omidvar Brothers". Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ↑ "Abdullah Ommidvar: In Search of Lost Memory" (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ↑ "Omidvar brothers museum". Retrieved 4 May 2026.