Tomás Gutiérrez Alea

Director

Born: December 11, 1928
Died: April 16, 1996 (age 67)
From: Havana, Cuba

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.

Filmography (31)

Memória Cubana (2010)
Self (archive footage)
Titón: From Havana to Guantanamera, 1928-1996
Titón: From Havana to Guantanamera, 1928-1996 (2008)
Interviewee (archival footage)
I Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth (2005)
Self (archive footage)
Rocha Que Voa (2002)
Self (voice)
Guantanamera (1995)
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Strawberry and Chocolate (1993)
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Con el amor no se juega (1991)
Director
Contigo en la distancia
Contigo en la distancia (1991)
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Letters from the Park (1989)
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Claves, 4: Memories of Cuban cinema (1984)
Self
Up to a Certain Point (1983)
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The Survivors (1979)
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La sexta parte del mundo
La sexta parte del mundo (1977)
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The Last Supper (1976)
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El camino de la mirra y el incienso
El camino de la mirra y el incienso (1975)
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El arte del tabaco (1974)
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A Cuban Fight Against Demons (1972)
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Memories of Underdevelopment (1968)
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Death of a Bureaucrat (1966)
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Cumbite (1964)
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The End
The End (1964)
Hello Cubans (1963)
Self (uncredited)
The Twelve Chairs (1962)
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Muerte al invasor (1962)
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Stories of the Revolution (1960)
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General Assembly
General Assembly (1960)
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This Is Our Land (1959)
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Il sogno de Giovanni Bassain
Il sogno de Giovanni Bassain (1953)
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A Daily Mix-up (1950)
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La Caperucita Roja
La Caperucita Roja (1947)
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