Valentín Pimstein

Chilean producer of telenovelas

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Valentín Pimstein Weiner (9 August 1925 – 27 June 2017) was a Chilean producer of telenovelas.
His fondness for the romantic and melodramatic stories born under the eaves of his mother, a frequent consumer of Mexican films and soap operas, and developed in parallel with his interest in theater.
He came to Mexico, where he became assistant director of a film studio assistant by day and a nightclub.
Pimstein died in Chile on June 27, 2017.

Valentín Pimstein Weiner (9 August 1925 – 27 June 2017) was a Chilean producer of telenovelas.

Biography

Pimstein was the seventh child of nine in a Belarusian Jewish family (from Minsk), which owns a glass shop in Barrio Brasil in Santiago. His fondness for the romantic and melodramatic stories born under the eaves of his mother, a frequent consumer of Mexican films and soap operas, and developed in parallel with his interest in theater.

After fulfilling adulthood, Pimstein decided to leave his native country in search of adventure. He came to Mexico, where he became assistant director of a film studio assistant by day and a nightclub. There, he met Emilio Azcárraga Milmo, at that time owner of Telesistema Mexicano.

Pimstein died in Chile on June 27, 2017.