Juan Andrés Ravell is a Venezuelan filmmaker. He is one of the founders of El Chigüire Bipolar.
Juan Andrés Ravell | |
|---|---|
| Born | Venezuela |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Father | Alberto Federico Ravell |
| Awards | Havel Prize |
Biography
editIn 2008 he founded El Chigüire Bipolar, a satirical newspaper, critical of the chavista governments and, at the same time, of their opposition.[1][2] In 2010 he created the web series Isla Presidencial.[3][4]
In 2017 El Chigüire Bipolar won the Havel Prize, which Ravell shared with Oswaldo Graziani and Elio Casale.[5]
In 2023, then-Congressman Diosdado Cabello announced that he would sue Ravell and the rest of the creators of El Chigüire Bipolar after a satirical publication about him.[6]
In 2024 Ravell published on PBS A Dangerous Assignment, a documentary about the investigation of the journalist Roberto Deniz of Armando.Info, exiled, regarding Alex Saab and his role in the government of Nicolás Maduro.[7][8]
Filmography
edit- Isla Presidencial (serie)
- A Dangerous Assignment (2024)
References
edit- ^ "Venezuelan satirists on fighting fake news with fake news". triple j. 2017-12-05.
- ^ Bafile, Mariza (2017-08-21). "Juan Andrés Ravell: Trump y Chávez, dos caudillos, una misma demagogia". ViceVersa Magazine (in Spanish).
- ^ "Venezuelan website lampoons Chavez". The Telegraph. 2010-04-13.
- ^ Iaconangelo, David (2013-08-22). "Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Says 'I'm Not Ignorant Or Fat' Like 'Isla Presidencial' Show Caricature". The Latin Times.
- ^ "Sátira venezolana recibe premio a la disidencia creativa". Deutsche Welle (in Spanish). 24 May 2017.
- ^ "Diosdado Cabello se ofende con humor del Chigüire Bipolar y lo llevará a "la justicia"". El Estímulo (in Spanish). 2023-11-23.
- ^ Sarabia, Irene (2024-05-17). "Juan Andrés Ravell sobre el documental de Armando.Info: Es un zoom-in a una parte muy oscura de la política venezolana". Efecto Cocuyo (in Spanish).
- ^ ""Una pauta peligrosa", el riesgo de investigar a Alex Saab". La Gran Aldea. 2024-05-07.
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