Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1928-12-11
Day of Death
1996-04-16 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Havana, Cuba
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
Acting
(2010)
Memória Cubana
as Self (archive footage)
(2008)
Titón: From Havana to Guantanamera, 1928-1996
as Interviewee (archival footage)
(2005)
(2002)
Rocha Que Voa
as Self (voice)
(1963)
Hello Cubans
as Self (uncredited)
Crew
(1995)
Guantanamera
Director, Writer
(1993)
Strawberry and Chocolate
Director
(1991)
Con el amor no se juega
Director
(1991)
Contigo en la distancia
Director
(1989)
Letters from the Park
Director, Writer
(1983)
Up to a Certain Point
Director, Screenplay, Story
(1979)
The Survivors
Director, Screenplay
(1977)
One Way or Another
Dramaturgy
(1977)
La sexta parte del mundo
Director
(1976)
The Last Supper
Director, Screenplay
(1975)
The Other Francisco
Writer
(1975)
(1974)
El arte del tabaco
Director
(1972)
A Cuban Fight Against Demons
Director, Story, Screenplay
(1968)
Memories of Underdevelopment
Director, Writer
(1966)
Death of a Bureaucrat
Director, Story
(1964)
Cumbite
Director, Writer
(1962)
The Twelve Chairs
Director, Screenplay
(1962)
Muerte al invasor
Editor, Director
(1960)
Stories of the Revolution
Director, Screenplay
(1960)
General Assembly
Director
(1959)
This Is Our Land
Editor, Director, Additional Writing
(1955)
El mégano
Additional Writing, Co-Director
(1953)
Il sogno de Giovanni Bassain
Director, Screenplay
(1950)
A Daily Mix-up
Director, Screenplay
(1947)
La Caperucita Roja
Director
(1947)
El Faquir
Director