Known For
Directing
Born
Dec 11, 1928
Died
Apr 16, 1996
Place of Birth
Havana, Cuba
Credits
35 titles
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Biography
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea was a Cuban film director and screenwriter. He wrote and directed more than twenty features, documentaries, and short films, which are known for his sharp insight into post-Revolutionary Cuba, and possess a delicate balance between dedication to the revolution and criticism of its social, economic, and political aftermaths in the country.
Known For
Filmography
Memória Cubana
Self (archive footage)
Titón: From Havana to Guantanamera, 1928-1996
Interviewee (archival footage)
I Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth
Self (archive footage)
Rocha Que Voa
Self (voice)
Guantanamera
Director
Lo + plus
Self
Strawberry and Chocolate
Director
Con el amor no se juega
Director
Contigo en la distancia
Director
Letters from the Park
Director
Claves, 4: Memories of Cuban cinema
Self
Up to a Certain Point
Director
The Survivors
Director
The Other Francisco
Writer
One Way or Another
Dramaturgy
La sexta parte del mundo
Director
The Last Supper
Director
El camino de la mirra y el incienso
Director
El arte del tabaco
Director
A Cuban Fight Against Demons
Director
Memories of Underdevelopment
Director
Death of a Bureaucrat
Director
Cumbite
Director
The End
Hello Cubans
Self (uncredited)
The Twelve Chairs
Director
Muerte al invasor
Editor
Stories of the Revolution
Director
General Assembly
Director
This Is Our Land
Editor
The Sand Dune
Additional Writing
Il sogno de Giovanni Bassain
Director
A Daily Mix-up
Director
La Caperucita Roja
Director
El Faquir
Director