Medardo Pantoja, Pintor
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content: Preloran, Jorge, 1933-2009
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content: Jorge Prelorán films
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content: Jorge Prelorán films / Series 1: Completed Films and Videos / 1.1: Films directed by Prelorán
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content: Human Studies Film Archives
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content: Archival materials
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content: Documentary film presents a portrait of painter Medardo Pantoja at work in his home town of Tilcara, in the Humahuaca Canyon, Jujuy Province, Argentina. Images of many of Pantoja's paintings are included, as well as footage of the town of Tilcara and the surrounding countryside. Film was shot in the 1960s and first released in 1968. Prelorán re-edited and re-released the film in 1983. In 2008, he slightly re-edited the film once more, using a digital video editing program. The HSFA holds three versions.