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Fina Torres

Fina Torres

Director · Born October 9, 1951 · Caracas, Venezuela

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Biography

Fina Torres is a film director. She became known by winning la Caméra d'Or award at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival with her directorial debut film, Oriana.  She studied design, photography and journalism in Venezuela and later on film at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques in Paris. She now lives in Mexico and the United States.  She continues to work with film projects related to Latin America as well as giving workshops in direction and script writing in Venezuela. Her notable works include Mécaniques célestes (Celestial Clockwork) (1995), Woman on Top (2000), Habana Eva ("Havana Eva" (2008).

Directed 7

2010s

  1. 2014
  2. 2010

    Habana Eva

    Director

2000s

  1. 2005

    Esperanza

    Director

  2. 2000

1990s

  1. 1995

    Celestial Clockwork

    Director

1980s

  1. 1985

    Oriana

    Director

  2. 1980

    Fernand

    Script Supervisor

Wrote 5

2000s

  1. 2008

    The Leap Years

    Writer

1990s

  1. 1995

    Celestial Clockwork

    Writer

1980s

  1. 1985

    Oriana

    Screenplay

Produced 3

2010s

  1. 2014
  2. 2010

    Habana Eva

    Producer

Acted in 2

2000s

  1. 2008

    Foreign Directors on Directing

    Movie

1970s

  1. 1978

    The Wonderful World of Sex

    Movie

Costume and makeup 1

1980s

  1. 1985

    Oriana

    Costume Design

Art department 1

1980s

  1. 1985

    Oriana

    Set Decoration

Appearances1

2010s

  1. 2014

    Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

    Self