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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 142,125 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Segundo de Chomón is the 440th most popular film director (up from 557th in 2019), the 747th most popular biography from Spain (up from 891st in 2019) and the 9th most popular Spanish Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Segundo de Chomón ranks 440 out of 1,581Before him are Jacques Doillon, Yoshiyuki Tomino, Valerio Zurlini, Jafar Panahi, Robert Rossen, and Luis García Berlanga. After him are René Laloux, J. Lee Thompson, Assi Dayan, Tony Gatlif, Fernando Meirelles, and André Cayatte.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1871, Segundo de Chomón ranks 63Before him are Oscar Wisting, Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich, Erich von Tschermak, Arthur Tansley, Gjergj Fishta, and Alajos Szokolyi. After him are Meletius IV of Constantinople, Martin Knudsen, Jovan Dučić, Wilhelm von Mirbach, Fritz Hofmann, and Abanindranath Tagore. Among people deceased in 1929, Segundo de Chomón ranks 50Before him are Princess Viktoria of Prussia, Gotō Shinpei, Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi, Mahidol Adulyadej, Sergei Nilus, and Aletta Jacobs. After him are Herman Potočnik, Jacek Malczewski, Adolf Meyer, P. J. Kennedy, André Messager, and Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Segundo de Chomón ranks 747 out of 2,932Before him are Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos (1744), Javier Echevarría Rodríguez (1932), Cesc Fàbregas (1987), Xavier Cugat (1900), Juan del Encina (1468), and Luis García Berlanga (1921). After him are Luis de Pablo (1930), García Fernández of Castile (938), Aben Humeya (1520), Álvaro Morte (1975), Antonio de Ulloa (1716), and Míchel (1963).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In Spain

Among film directors born in Spain, Segundo de Chomón ranks 9Before him are Carlos Saura (1932), Jesús Franco (1930), Bigas Luna (1946), Juan Antonio Bardem (1922), Mario Camus (1935), and Luis García Berlanga (1921). After him are Víctor Erice (1940), Néstor Almendros (1930), Vicente Aranda (1926), Isabel Coixet (1960), Álex de la Iglesia (1965), and Julio Medem (1958).

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