Nieves Yankovic
An image from Los artistas plásticos de Chile, one of the productions that also features Nieves Yankovic.
Nieves Yankovic

Nieves Yankovic

October 20, 1916 — Antofagasta, Chile

Born in Antofagasta, Nieves Yankovic lived in Europe from 1928 to 1942. She was one of the founders of the University of Chile Experimental Theatre. A film actress under the name Nieves Yanko, she made her debut in Luis Moglia Barth's Romance de medio sieglo (Romance of half a century, 1944). She also acted in Carlos Borcosque's Amarga verdad (1945), Roberto de Ribón's El Padre Pitillo (1946), Carlos Hugo Christensen's La dama de la muerte (1946), Fred Matter's El paso maldito (1949), Pierre Chenal's El ídolo (1952) and Pierre Chenal's Confesiones al amanecer (1954).

Yankovic worked as assistant director under Carlos Hugo Christensen and Pierre Chenal. In 1946 she married Jorge di Lauro, a sound engineer at Chile Films. From 1958 until 1972 the pair directed documentaries together.

After the 1973 Chilean coup d'état, Yankovic and her husband worked as teachers.

The Idol

The Idol

1952

Andacollo

Andacollo

1958

San Pedro de Atacama

San Pedro de Atacama

1964

Verano en Invierno

1962

Easter Island

Easter Island

1965

Los artistas plásticos de Chile

Los artistas plásticos de Chile

1960