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

Hello Cubans

Self (uncredited)

Claves, 4: Memories of Cuban cinema

Self

I Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth

Self (archive footage)

Titón: From Havana to Guantanamera, 1928-1996

Interviewee (archival footage)

Memória Cubana

Self (archive footage)

Rocha Que Voa

Self (voice)

The End