# List of works by Román Chalbaud

Román Chalbaud worked in Venezuelan film, television and theatre, starting in 1951 and continuing to direct, write, and produce works until his death in 2023. Though most famous for his Golden Age films, he is also renowned in Venezuela as part of the "Holy Trinity" of theater for his contributions not only in playwriting, but also in direction and production. Besides these, he wrote and created many television series and telenovelas, and occasionally acted in both his own and his contemporaries' works. Chalbaud's continuing work into his old age may be due to his affiliation with the successive Venezuelan governments, which have funded his works since such programs began.

## Film
### As director

| Year | English title | Original title | Country | Length | Notes |
| 1959 | Adolescence of Cain | Caín Adolescente | Venezuela | 121 minutes | First film as a director; adaptation of own play |
| 1963 | Grown Up Tales/Tales for Adults | Cuentos para Mayores | Venezuela | 93 minutes | Anthology film |
| 1971 | Chévere, or the Victory of Wellington | Chévere o la Victoria de Wellington | Venezuela | 26 minutes | Short film, made on 16mm |
| 1974 | The Burning of Judas | La quema de Judas | Venezuela / México | 97 minutes | adaptation of own play |
| 1975 | Sacred and Obscene | Sagrado y Obsceno | Venezuela | 120 minutes | "-" |
| 1977 | The Smoking Fish | El Pez que Fuma | Venezuela | 120 minutes | adaptation of own play |
| 1978 | Carmen, who was 16 | Carmen, la que contaba 16 años | Venezuela | 107 minutes | adaptation of Carmen |
| 1979 | The Flock of Angels | El rebaño de los ángeles | Venezuela | 124 minutes | |
| 1979 | Paper Anniversary | Bodas de Papel | Venezuela | 125 minutes | |
| 1982 | Crab | Cangrejo | Venezuela | 103 minutes | |
| 1983 | The Drunken Pussycat | La Gata Borracha | Venezuela | 149 minutes | |
| 1984 | Crab II | Cangrejo II | Venezuela | 103 minutes | won Best Director in Venezuela |
| 1985 | Hardware mouse | Ratón de Ferretería | Venezuela | 103 minutes | adaptation of own play |
| 1986 | Manon | Manon | Venezuela | 103 minutes | Also producer and writer; adaptation of Manon Lescaut |
| 1987 | The Black Sheep | La Oveja Negra | Venezuela | 103 minutes | Also writer |
| 1990 | Flaming Knives | Cuchillos de Fuego | Venezuela / Spain | 103 minutes | Also writer |
| 1990 | Joseph Conrad: Heart of Darkness | El corazón de las tinieblas | Spain / Venezuela | | |
| 1995 | Body of evidence | El cuerpo del delito | Venezuela | 75 minutes | TV film. Written by David Suárez |
| 1995 | Our lady of Coromoto | Nuestra señora de Coromoto | Venezuela | 80 minutes | TV film. Written by Mariela Romero and Freddy Salvador Hernández |
| 1997 | Pandemonium, Hell's capital city | Pandemonium, la capital del infierno | Venezuela | 103 minutes | Also writer, based on his stage play Vesícula de Nácar |
| 2005 | El Caracazo | El Caracazo | Venezuela | 110 minutes | Also producer; won 2005 Glauber Rocha Prize |
| 2009 | Zamora, free land and free men | Zamora: Tierra y hombres libres | Venezuela | 135 minutes/ 204 minutes | Two versions exist: a shorter theatrical version and a longer cut made for television |
| 2011 | Days of Power | Días de poder | Venezuela | 103 minutes | |
| 2015 | The Insolent Plant | La planta insolente | Venezuela | 103 minutes | |
| 2023 | Pretty Baby Doll | Muñequita Linda | Venezuela | | Post-production |

### As assistant director

| Year | English title | Original title | Director | Country | Length | Notes |
| 1951 | Six Months of Life | Seis meses de vida | Víctor Urruchúa | Venezuela / México | 109 minutes | |
| 1953 | Light in the High Plains | Luz en el páramo | Víctor Urruchúa | Venezuela / México | 90 minutes | |

### As screenwriter

| Year | English title | Original title | Director | Country | Length | Notes |
| 1972 | When I want to cry, I don't | Cuando quiero llorar no lloro | Mauricio Walerstein | Venezuela / México | 103 minutes | |

### As producer

| Year | English title | Original title | Director | Country | Length | Notes |
| 1987 | The Years of Fear | Los Años del Miedo | Miguelangel Landa | Venezuela | 103 minutes | Executive producer, also actor |
| TBC | The Smoking Fish | El Pez que Fuma | Jorge Souki | | | In production; remake of 1977 film |

### As actor

| Year | English title | Original title | Director | Country | Role | Notes |
| 1986 | An Oriental Night | Una noche oriental | Miguel Curiel | Venezuela | | |
| 1998 | | Ver a Hilda Vera | | | | Special |
| 2015 | Scrap Metal | Scrap Metal | William Escalante | Venezuela | Policia | TV movie |
| 2017 | | Cabrujas en el país del disimulo | Antonio Llerandi, Belén Orsini | Venezuela | Himself | Documentary |

## Television

| Year | English title | Original title | Country | Original Broadcast | Length | Notes |
| 1953 | | Donde nace el recuerdo | Venezuela | | | |
| 1954 | The Venezuelan Story | El Cuento Venezolano | Venezuela | | | |
| 1954-55 | | Teatro en el Tiempo | Venezuela | | | |
| 1956 | | La piel de zapa | Venezuela | | | |
| 1956 | Crime and Punishment | Crimen y castigo | Venezuela | | | Adaptation |
| 1956 | | Niebla | Venezuela | | | |
| 1957 | | Marianela | Venezuela | | | |
| 1957 | | Bodas de sangre | Venezuela | | | Adaptation |
| 1965 | | La tirana (1965) [es] | Venezuela | | | Writer only |
| 1971 | | Barbara | Venezuela | | | |
| 1972 | | La doña (1972) [es] | Venezuela/México | Radio Caracas Television (RCTV)/Galavisión (Mexico) | | |
| 1972 | A Woman's Sacrifice | Sacrificio de mujer (1972) [es] | Venezuela | RCTV | | |
| 1973 | | La hija de Juana Crespo | Venezuela | RCTV | | |
| 1973-74 | | La trepadora | Venezuela | | | First TV adaptation of La Trepadora by Rómulo Gallegos |
| 1974 | | Boves, el Urogallo | Venezuela | RCTV | | Based on a novel by Francisco Herrera Luque |
| 1979 | | La comadre | Venezuela | RCTV/Coral Pictures | | Also writer |
| 1980 | The Assassination of Delgado Chalbaud | El Asesinato de Delgado Chalbaud | Venezuela | RCTV | | About the life and murder of Carlos Delgado Chalbaud |
| 1991 | Joseph Conrad | Conrad, el rajá de los mares | Venezuela/France/ Spain | Televisión Española | 70 minutes | Miniseries based on the life of Joseph Conrad; also known as El rajá de los mares |
| 1992 | The History of Venezuelan Film | La Historia del Cine Venezolano | Venezuela | Venevisión | 90 minutes | Part of the Cuadernos Lagoven series; documentary TV film co-directed with Henry Páez |
| 1996 | | El perdón de los pecados | Venezuela | | | |
| 1996 | | Nuestra Señora de Coromoto | Venezuela | | | |
| 2000 | | Amantes de Luna Llena | Venezuela | | | 1 episode |
| 2001 | | Guerra de mujeres | Venezuela | | | |
| 2002 | | Las González | Venezuela | | | |
| 2002 | | Aguas turbulentas | Venezuela | Venevisión | | Writer only |
| 2005 | | Amores de Barrio Adentro | Venezuela | Canal 8 | | 52 episodes (all) |

## Theatre

| Year | English title | Original title | Notes |
| 1952 | The Young Ones | Los Adolescentes | First play; winner of Ateneo de Caracas |
| 1953 | Horizontal Walls | Muros Horizontales | |
| 1955 | Young Cain | Caín Adolescente | First long play |
| 1957 | Requiem for an Eclipse | Requiem para un Eclipse | |
| 1960 | | Cantata para Chirinos | |
| 1961 | Sacred and Obscene | Sagrado y Obsceno | |
| 1962 | | Las Pinzas | |
| 1962 | Coffee and Orchids | Café y Orquídeas | |
| 1965 | The Burning of Judas | La quema de Judas | |
| 1967 | The Terrible Angels | Los Ángeles Terribles | |
| 1968 | The Smoking Fish | El Pez que Fuma | |
| 1972 | Hardware mouse | Ratón en Ferretería | |
| 1974 | The Cinderella of Anger | La Cenicienta de la Ira | |
| 1980 | | El Viejo Grupo | |
| 1981 | | Todo Bicho de Uña | |
| 1981 | | La Cigarra y la Hormiga | |
| 1992 | | Vesícula de Nácar | |
| 1993 | | La Magnolia Inválida | |
| 1996 | | Reina pepeada | |