Английская Википедия:Carlos Ruiz Chapellín
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Family name hatnote Шаблон:Infobox person Carlos Ruiz Chapellín (Caracas, 1865Шаблон:Sfn—AugustШаблон:Sfn 1912)Шаблон:Sfn was a Venezuelan showman, filmmaker and performer. He is remembered for creating slapstick comedy films in the late 19th century.Шаблон:Sfn
Theatre producer and showman
Ruiz's first business was in putting on popular shows, a pursuit he never gave up through his filmmaking efforts.
Filmmaking
In 1897, shortly after it opened,Шаблон:Sfn Ruiz rented the Circo Metropolitano, where he would show zarzuelas and circus variety shows. He also planned to go into the film business after the release of the first Venezuelan films in Maracaibo in January 1897, forming a partnership with Ricardo Rouffet to create their own films. He also hired a man, W. O. Wolcopt from the United States, as part of this venture. Wolcopt brought a Шаблон:Ill from New York, which was displayed in the Circo from 26 June to 14 July 1897.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn Ruiz and Wolcopt may have shown a film called Disputa entre Andracistas y Rojistas,Шаблон:Sfn which showed a fight between supporters of that year's political candidates Ignacio Andrade and Juan Pablo Rojas Paúl; the nature of the film suggests a Venezuelan author, but there are few records of it.Шаблон:Sfn After the show Wolcopt traveled the country for four months with the Projectoscope before returning to Caracas.Шаблон:Sfn
Ruiz then hired Gabriel Veyre to show his Cinematograph at the CircoШаблон:Sfn after seeing him project another film at the Fortuna Hall in Caracas.Шаблон:Sfn Ruiz and Veyre had a dispute, with Ruiz claiming Veyre was in breach of contract and sent a letter saying so to Veyre's mother;Шаблон:Sfn Veyre fled the country to Colombia, but his Cinematograph, which could both record and project film, may have been used to make Ruiz's films.Шаблон:Sfn Azuaga García describes Ruiz's choice to hold film showings in a circus as "gaudy", as the previous screenings were held in spectacular theatres and halls, but also suggests it was Ruiz's attempt to "truly bring cinema to the popular classes".Шаблон:Sfn
Elisa Martínez de Badra reviews the cinema of early Venezuela shortly by suggesting that the partnership of Ruiz and Wolcopt, along with the first Venezuelan films shown in January 1897, can be considered early examples of attempts at narrative cinema.Шаблон:Sfn
He briefly returned to films in 1899, before going back to his production business.Шаблон:Sfn
Later life
Ruiz became a devoted writer in his later life.Шаблон:Sfn He died in August 1912, and is interred at the Cementerio General del Sur in Caracas.Шаблон:Sfn
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