| Jorge Enrique Ruffinelli Altesor | |
| Birth Date: | 16 December 1943 |
| Birth Place: | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Occupation: | Writer, literary critic, researcher, college professor
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| Alma Mater: | Facultad de Letras de la UDELAR (Uruguay) |
| Notableworks: | La sonrisa de Gardel, Montevideo: Trilce (2004); Víctor Gaviria, los márgenes al centro, Madrid: Turner / Casa de América, 2ª edición (2005), Universidad de Guadalajara (2009); Sueños de realidad. Fernando Pérez: tres décadas de cine, Alcalá: Universidad de Alcalá/FNCL (2005); El cine de Patricio Guzmán, en busca de las imágenes verdaderas, Santiago de Chile: Uqbar Editores (2008); América Latina en 130 películas. Santiago de Chile, Uqbar Editores (2010); América Latina en 130 documentales. Santiago de Chile, Uqbar Editores (2012). |
| Spouse: | Cristina Meneghetti |
| Children: | Alvaro, Andrea, Gerardo, Paula |
| Relatives: | Parents: Augustine Ruffinellis, Selika Altesor |
| Awards: | 1980: Premio Nacional de Ensayo, Instituto de Bellas Artes/Casa de la Cultura Gómez Palacio, por su libro Literatura e ideología: el primer Mariano Azuela ; 2008: Premio Salon Rouge, Asociación de Críticos Cinematográficos de Uruguay - FIPRESCI. |
Jorge Enrique Ruffinelli Altesor (December 16, 1943 – February 4, 2026) was a Uruguayan academic and critic.[1]
In his youth he was a disciple of Ángel Rama and a contributor to the weekly Marcha. Later he was professor of Latin American Literature at the Universidad Veracruzana and Stanford University.[2]
Ruffinelli was considered an expert in Latin American cinema and participated as a jury member in several international festivals. He died on February 4, 2026, at the age of 82.[3]
