VladimÃÂr "Vlado" Kubenko (10 August 1924 in Poprad â 26 May 1993 in Bratislava) was a Slovak documentary director, considered a pioneer of documentary films in Slovakia. He is best known for his collaborations with Viktor Kubal, and his direction of the films Peklo (1967), à ½ehra (1968), and Návraty za à ¡à ¥astÃÂm (1970).