Biography
Pim de la Parra (5 January 1940 – 6 September 2024) was a Surinamese-Dutch film director. De la Parra was born in Paramaribo and is partly of Portuguese-Jewish descent. He was educated at the Netherlands Film Academy. He became an editorial board member of the film magazine Skoop from 1963 which had been established by other students of the Academy.Between 1967 and 1976, he directed films under the independent production company Scorpio Films with Dutch film director Wim Verstappen, who managed all of its achievements. After a few short films, he began his career as an international director with Obsessions (1969), co-written by Martin Scorsese. He co-produced Blue Movie (1971) by Wim Verstappen, which was one of the most erotic movies of its time, showing nudity with a realism that confounded critics and censorship authorities. It was followed by Frank en Eva (1973), Alicia (1974), Dakota (1975) and Mijn Nachten met Susan, Olga, Albert, Julie, Piet & Sandra (1975), these four films forming an erotic tetralogy written with Charles Gormley. In 1976, he directed Wan Pipel, the first film shot entirely with actors from Suriname. De la Parra had two daughters: the actress Bodil(born 1963) and the comedian Nina (born 1987). His son, Pimm Jal (born 1966) died in 2002. De la Parra died in Paramaribo on 6 September 2024, at the age of 84.
Directed 17
2020s
- 2026
Diary of a Weak Yogi
Director
2000s
- 2007
Het geheim van de Saramacca rivier
Director
1990s
- 1990
Let the Music Dance
Director
1980s
- 1989
Lost in Amsterdam
Director
- 1987
Odyssey of Love
Director
- 1986
Intoxicated
Director
- 1985
Paul Chevrolet and the Ultimate Hallucination
Director
- 1980
Dirty Picture
Director
1970s
- 1976
- 1975
My Nights with Susan, Sandra, Olga & Julie
Director
- 1973
Frank and Eva
Director
- 1970
Rubia's Jungle
Director
1960s
- 1969
Joop
Director
- 1966
Heart Beat Fresco
Director
- 1965
Aah... Tamara
Director
- 1963
Megalopolis I
Director
Wrote 19
2020s
- 2026
Diary of a Weak Yogi
Writer
2000s
- 2007
Het geheim van de Saramacca rivier
Writer
1990s
- 1991
How to Survive a Broken Heart
Writer
- 1990
Let the Music Dance
Writer
1980s
- 1989
Max & Laura & Henk & Willie
Writer
Lost in Amsterdam
Writer
- 1987
Odyssey of Love
Writer
- 1985
Paul Chevrolet and the Ultimate Hallucination
Writer
- 1980
Dirty Picture
Writer
1970s
- 1976
- 1975
My Nights with Susan, Sandra, Olga & Julie
Writer
- 1973
Frank and Eva
Writer
- 1970
Rubia's Jungle
Writer
1960s
- 1969
Joop
Writer
- 1967
Confessions of Loving Couples
Writer
- 1966
Joszef Katús's Not Too Fortunate Return to the Land of Rembrandt
Writer
Heart Beat Fresco
Writer
- 1965
Aah... Tamara
Writer
Produced 15
2020s
- 2026
Diary of a Weak Yogi
Producer
1990s
- 1991
How to Survive a Broken Heart
Producer
1980s
- 1986
Intoxicated
Producer
- 1980
Dirty Picture
Producer
1970s
- 1976
- 1975
Mens erger je niet
Producer
- 1974
Alicia
Producer
Dakota
Producer
- 1973
Frank and Eva
Producer
- 1972
- 1971
- 1970
Rubia's Jungle
Producer
1960s
- 1969
Drop-out
Producer
- 1967
Confessions of Loving Couples
Producer
- 1966
Joszef Katús's Not Too Fortunate Return to the Land of Rembrandt
Producer
Acted in 5
1980s
- 1989
Max & Laura & Henk & Willie
Max
1970s
- 1976
- 1975
Mens erger je niet
Pim
- 1974
Alicia
Xander
- 1972
The Burglar
Drug dealer
Appearances5
2010s
- 2010
Parradox
Himself
1990s
- 1993
Hollywood by Bike
Self
- 1992
The Ditvoorst Domains
Self
1960s
- 1964
Skoop
Self
- 1963
Megalopolis I
Himself