Famous People with Name Solana

Claudia Franco Solana            Origin/Culture/Country: Spanish

Claudia Franco Solana: is a former freestyle swimmer from Spain, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1992.

Bárbara Franco Solana            Origin/Culture/Country: Spanish

Bárbara Franco Solana: is a former butterfly swimmer from Spain, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1992.

Fernando Ezequiel 'Pino' Solanas            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Fernando Ezequiel 'Pino' Solanas: an Argentine film director, screenwriter and politician. His films include La hora de los hornos (1968), Tangos: el exilio de Gardel (1985), Sur (1988), El viaje (1992), La nube (1998) and Memorias del saqueo (2004), among many others.Solanas studied theatre, music and law. In 1962, he directed his first short feature Seguir andando and in 1968 he covertly produced and directed his first long feature film La Hora de los Hornos, a documentary on neo-colonialism and violence in Latin America. The film won several international awards and was screened around the world. Solanas has won the Special Jury Award and the Critics Award at the Venice Film Festival and the Best Director Palme at the Cannes Film Festival. He was awarded a special Golden Bear at the 2004 Berlin Film Festival. He collaborated with the great tango composer and musician Ástor Piazzolla on the soundtracks for various movies[citation needed].