<http://www.mehrnews.com/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=366269> Tehran: 17:32 , 2006/08/13 First part of Chavez doc shot in Iran
TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) -- Iranian director Mohammadreza Akbari finished shooting the first part of his documentary "Hugo Chavez" during the Venezuelan president's visit to Iran last month.
The movie, which is being produced by Tehran's Experimental and Documentary Film Center (EDFC), focuses on the political and personal aspects of Chavez's life.
The crew is scheduled to travel to Caracas, Venezuela in about 45 days to shoot the second stage of the film.
Born in 1954, Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias is the 53rd president of Venezuela. As the leader of the Bolivarian Revolution, Chavez promotes his vision of democratic socialism, Latin American integration, and anti-imperialism. He is also an ardent critic of neoliberal globalization and U.S. foreign policy.
He was awarded Iran's highest honorary medal, the Order of the Islamic Republic of Iran, First Grade, on behalf of the Iranian nation by Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad during a ceremony at the University of Tehran on July 30.
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