Born in Bogotá, DC, Colombia on January 1, 1873 — died January 1, 1950 (aged 76)
Arturo Acevedo Vallarino was a Colombian film director known for the silent films La tragedia del silencio and Bajo el Cielo Antioqueño. In order to buy his first movie camera, he sold a timber plantation. In 1920, he founded production company Acevedo e Hijos.
