Jorge Enrique Ruffinelli Altesor
Jorge Enrique Ruffinelli Altesor (2012)
Born	(1943-12-16)December 16, 1943 (age 81) Montevideo,Uruguay
Occupation	writer, literary critic, researcher, college professor Associate Professor at the University of Buenos Aires (1973 ) Professor at the University Veracruzana (1974) Full Professor at Stanford University (1986)
Alma mater	Facultad de Letras de la UDELAR (Uruguay)
Notable works	La sonrisa de Gardel, Montevideo: Trilce (2004) ; Víctor Gaviria, los márgenes al centro, Madrid: Turner / Casa de América, 2ª edición (2005), Universidad de Guadalajara (2009) ; Sueños de realidad. Fernando Pérez: tres décadas de cine, Alcalá: Universidad de Alcalá/FNCL (2005) ; El cine de Patricio Guzmán, en busca de las imágenes verdaderas, Santiago de Chile: Uqbar Editores (2008) ; América Latina en 130 películas. Santiago de Chile, Uqbar Editores (2010) ; América Latina en 130 documentales. Santiago de Chile, Uqbar Editores (2012).
Notable awards	1980:Premio Nacional de Ensayo, Instituto de Bellas Artes/Casa de la Cultura Gómez Palacio, por su libroLiteratura e ideología: el primer Mariano Azuela ; 2008: Premio Salon Rouge, Asociación de Críticos Cinematográficos de Uruguay - FIPRESCI.
Spouse	Cristina Meneghetti
Children	Alvaro, Andrea, Gerardo, Paula
Relatives	Parents: Augustine Ruffinellis, Selika Altesor

Jorge Enrique Ruffinelli Altesor (born 1943 inUruguay) is a Uruguayan academic and critic.^[1]

In his youth he was a disciple ofÁngel Rama and a contributor to the weeklyMarcha. Later he was professor ofLatin American Literature at theUniversidad Veracruzana andStanford University.^[2]

He is considered an expert inLatin American cinema and has participated as a jury in several international festivals.

• La sonrisa de Gardel (Trilce, 2004)^[3]
• América Latina en 130 películas (Uqbar, 2010)
• Encyclopaedia of Latin American Cinema (work in progress)

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