简介：多米尼加最重要的纪录片导演RenéFortunato的成名作 Thepopular1965SantoDomingorevoltandtheDominicanfightagainstthemilitaryNorthAmericaninvasion. RenéFortunatois,beyondalldoubt,oneofthemostoutstandingDominicanfilmmakersofrecenttimes.Asaproducer,hemadehisdebutinJulyof1985,withthedocumentary"IntheFootstepsofPalau,"andin1988achievingnationalandinternationalfamethankstothesuccessofhisfull-lengthdocumentary"April,theTrenchofHonor".Hehasproducedandexhibitedinmanyofthiscountry'smovietheaters,withremarkablesuccessamongaudiencesandcritics,manyfull-lengthdocumentaries: Inrecognitionofhiswork,hehasreceivednumerousawardsanddistinctions,includingthefollowing:oPitirrePrizefortheBestDocumentaryoftheCaribbeanregion,intheIIInternationalSanJuanFilmFestivalinSanJuan,PuertoRico,forhisdocumentary"April,ThetrenchofHonor",inOctoberof1990. FortunatostudiedSocialCommunicationattheUniversityofSantoDomingo-UASD-(1982/1985). InDecemberof1991heservedasJurorintheXXXIIIBilbaoInternationalFestivalforDocumentaryFilmsandShortMovies,Spain.InDecemberof1992heservedasJurorattheIVInternationalandCaribbeanCinemaFestival(SanJuanCinemafest),heldinSanJuan,PuertoRico. Simultaneouly,heworkedforseveralSantoDomingotelevisionfirmsandstationsindifferentaspectsoftelevisionandfilmproduction.From1978to1987hepublishednumerousarticlesaboutfilmandTVinthemostimportantDominicannewspapersandculturalsupplements. During1987hewrotethemoviereviewsectionoftheUltimaHoranewspaper.InJulyof1985,hepresentedthedocumentary"IntheFootstepsofPalau",onthelifeandworksofFranciscoArturoPalau,thefirstDominicanfilmmaker.InAugustof1987hedebutedthedocumentary"FrankAlmánzar:Imagesofanartist",andthenin1990producedtheshortmusical"Caribe"-whichreceivedtheAudience'sAwardattheXVIIVisualArtsBiennial.…