FILM DIRECTOR

Segundo de Chomón

1871 - 1929

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Segundo Víctor Aurelio Chomón y Ruiz (also Chomont or Chaumont French: [ʃomɔ̃]; 17 October 1871 – 2 May 1929) was a pioneering Spanish 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Segundo de Chomón has received more than 151,706 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Segundo de Chomón is the 636th most popular film director (down from 439th in 2019), the 1,056th most popular biography from Spain (down from 747th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Spanish Film Director.

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  • 17

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Segundo de Chomón ranks 636 out of 2,041. Before him are Roger Spottiswoode, Giovanni Pastrone, Les Kurbas, James Mangold, Larry Clark, and Michel Deville. After him are Im Kwon-taek, Gianfranco Parolini, Renato Castellani, John Cromwell, Juraj Herz, and Robert Stevenson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1871, Segundo de Chomón ranks 87. Before him are Danilo, Crown Prince of Montenegro, Alexander Spendiaryan, Leonidas Pyrgos, Luigi Sturzo, Alwin Berger, and Guglielmo Ferrero. After him are Gyula Kellner, Gustavs Zemgals, Kiyoshi Shiga, Gyula Károlyi, Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius, and Nándor Dáni. Among people deceased in 1929, Segundo de Chomón ranks 71. Before him are Tsuda Umeko, Ernest Monis, Charles Fox Parham, Gustave Schlumberger, Raoul Pictet, and Lilli Lehmann. After him are Nasreddine Dinet, Frederick Abberline, Gunnar Heiberg, Hans Meyer, Archibald Reiss, and Charles F. Brush.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Segundo de Chomón ranks 1,056 out of 3,355. Before him are Miro, Count of Barcelona (926), Ildefonso Falcones (1959), Luis Mariano (1914), Juanito (1954), Francisco Javier Castaños, 1st Duke of Bailén (1758), and Antonio Saura (1930). After him are Francisco Bayeu y Subías (1734), Míchel Salgado (1975), Julieta Serrano (1933), Santi Cazorla (1984), José Coronado (1957), and Mariana Pineda (1804).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Spain

Among film directors born in Spain, Segundo de Chomón ranks 11. Before him are Víctor Erice (1940), Bigas Luna (1946), Juan Antonio Bardem (1922), Vicente Aranda (1926), Néstor Almendros (1930), and Luis García Berlanga (1921). After him are Fernando Trueba (1955), Isabel Coixet (1960), Julio Medem (1958), J. A. Bayona (1975), Álex de la Iglesia (1965), and Mario Camus (1935).

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