Jorge Ruffinelli

Jorge Enrique Ruffinelli Altesor (December 16, 1943 – February 4, 2026) was a Uruguayan academic and critic.^[1]

In his youth, Ruffinelli 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]

• La sonrisa de Gardel (Trilce, 2004)^[4]
• América Latina en 130 películas (Uqbar, 2010)
• Encyclopaedia of Latin American Cinema (work in progress)