page_title: Segundo de Chomón
hierarchical_section_title: Segundo de Chomón
caption_attribution_description: Photogramme tiré du film Le spectre rouge réalisé en 1907 par Segundo de Chomón
context_page_description: Segundo Víctor Aurelio Chomón y Ruiz was a pioneering Spanish and French film director, cinematographer and screenwriter. He produced many short films in France while working for Pathé Frères and has been compared to Georges Méliès, due to his frequent camera tricks and optical illusions. He is regarded as the most significant Spanish silent film director in an international context.
context_section_description: Segundo Víctor Aurelio Chomón y Ruiz  (also Chomont or Chaumont, French: [ʃomɔ̃]; 17 October 1871 – 2 May 1929) was a pioneering Spanish and French film director, cinematographer and screenwriter. He produced many short films in France while working for Pathé Frères and has been compared to Georges Méliès, due to his frequent camera tricks and optical illusions. He is regarded as the most significant Spanish silent film director in an international context.
caption: Satán se divierte (1907)
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