He wasn’t one of the “more familiar faces” on TV, but he was one of those who had weight on the other side of the screen. Walter Sequeirawho died this Saturday – the news arrived this Sunday – at the age of 64 he was efounder of Canal Volver in 1994. The causes of his death are not yet precise, but it would have been an infectious process.
During the direction of Hugo Di Guglielmo at Artear, Sequeira He has worked as a director, a role he had on both Volver and El Trece. It arrived at the Constitución station in 1990 and Since then, it has performed various tasks related to saving content.
Beyond theirs “eye of memory” to know which oldies of the small and big screen deserve to be dusted off to be included in the Volver grid, such as the unforgettable telecomedies of the 60s, or even the films of the golden years of Argentine cinema moved like a fish in water at international trade fairs.
On his Linkedin profile there is: “Development in networks, cable channels, programming and production of related programs. Development of networks, microblogins, Editor of Internet pages and news portals. Consultant in portal development and programming of special programs.”
And in terms of experience, his resume stands out, in addition to the time spent in the different areas of Artear, his work at Editorial Atlántida since 1984: “Chief Director, technology, art, cinema, music and new trends sections”. He collaborated there until well into the 90s.
the story of the return
Back was born on August 1, 1994, “when the cable had not yet been developed in Argentina and booming international signals,” explained a clarion Walter Sequeira, director of the film department of Artear (El Trece y Volver) when the channel was 15 years old.
“Seen a decade and a half later, it was quite an adventure,” he recalled at the time.
When the signal was inaugurated, it was “a one-of-a-kind experience – there is no precedent in other countries, the closest thing is the signs of old series and films – and it represents the largest film archive in Argentina”. In your gallery of memories For example, it retains 80% of the series made in the country and all of El Trece’s live programming from the past 15 years..
The channel, which The ambition to become the local TV museum has been raised since its inceptionhas recovered, thanks to the technological advances of recent years, hundreds of hours of audio and video.
Furthermore, over the years, it has produced its own programs that responded to the same objective of recovering the history of local entertainment, such as swing back (with interviews with great personalities of music) o the usher (with reports to directors).
your goodbye
At the end of 2015 Sequeira chose to communicate his departure from Artear through social networks with these words: “I left Artear. It’s been 25 wonderful years! Thank you. I wish happiness to all my colleagues in the industry!
Film enthusiast, producer and journalisthe has also collaborated in the production of several national films, such as wildcards, Wild horses Y The lighthouse.
Source: Clarin
