Artur Balder

Artur Balder
Artur Balder at the set of Little Spain
Born	Artur Balder Alicante, Spain
Residence	Meatpacking District, Lower Manhattan
Nationality	United States
Ethnicity	Spanish, German, Jewish
Citizenship	United States and Spain
Occupation	Writer Director Screenwriter
Years active	1998–present
Website
http://www.arturbalder.us/

Artur Balder (born August 14, 1974) is a Spanish American filmmaker and writer.^[1][2]

Contents 1 Career 2 Publications 2.1 Teutoburg series 2.2 Widukind series 2.3 Curdy series 2.4 Other 3 Partial filmography 3.1 Films 4 References 5 External links

Career

Artur Balder is the author of several children books, published and internationally distributed by Random House ^[3] in Spain and South America. His historical fiction sagas, published by Edhasa,^[4] are inspired by Germanic heroes like Arminius in the times of ancient Rome, or the saxon duke Widukind, who leaded a rebellion during early Middle Ages^[5] against emperor Charlemagne. His books are translated into several languages.^[6] Among others: Dutch,^[7] Italian,^[8] French,^[9] Romanian.^[10]

In 2010 he wrote and directed the documentary about Little Spain.^[11] Balder lived at the building of the Spanish Benevolent Society for more than one year as resident artist.^[11] During this time, he discovered on 14th Street archives that could show for first time the evolution of the streets of Little Spain in Manhattan since its origins.^[12] The documentary reveals the untold history of the Spanish American presence in the New York City borough of Manhattan, and its community around 14th Street, known as Little Spain.^[13] The archive contains more than 450 photographs and 150 documents that have never been publicly displayed.^[14] They present the history of the streets of Little Spain in New York City throughout the 20th Century.^{[15][16][17][18][19][20]}

The film is dedicated to Federico García Lorca^[21] and includes lines from his work Poet in New York.

Publications

Teutoburg series

1. El último querusco. Inédita Editores, 2005. ISBN 84-96364-31-3
2. Liberator Germaniae. Inédita Editores, 2006. ISBN 978-84-96364-49-3
3. La Batalla del Destino, Inédita Editores, 2007. ISBN 978-84-96364-96-7

Widukind series

1. The Codex of the Sword. EDHASA, 2010. ISBN 978-84-350-6180-3
2. The Lords of Earth. EDHASA,^[22] 2012. ISBN 978-84-350-6181-0

Curdy series

1. Curdy y la Cámara de los Lores. Montena (Random House Mondadori), 2007. ISBN 978-84-8441-331-8
2. Curdy y el Cetro de Carlomagno. Montena (Random House Mondadori), 2009. ISBN 978-84-8441-436-0
3. Curdy y el Vampiro de Gothland. Montena (Random House Mondadori), 2011. ISBN 978-84-8441-922-8

Other

1. 2001: homenaje a Kubrick.^[23] Galería Muro, 2001.
2. El Anillo del Nibelungo.^[24] Galería Argenta, 2003.
3. La Piedra del Monarca. The Magic Rider, 2004. ISBN 8493407607
4. MonarchStone.^[25] Montena, Random House Mondadori S.A., 2011. ISBN 978-84-8441-650-0

Partial filmography

Films

References

External links

• Official website
• Artur Balder at the Internet Movie Database
• Widukind Saga Official Site

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Name	Balder, Artur
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Date of birth	August 14, 1974
Place of birth	Alicante, Spain
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