Tomás Gutiérrez Alea

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

Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
Strawberry and Chocolate
Death of a Bureaucrat
Death of a Bureaucrat
Salut les Cubains
Birth Location Havana, Cuba
Born 1928-12-11
Died 1996-04-16

Movies

Memória Cubana as Self (archive footage)
2010
Titón: From Havana to Guantanamera, 1928-1996 as Interviewee (archival footage)
2008
Salut les Cubains as Self (uncredited)
1963

Movies

Guantanamera Director
1995
Guantanamera Writer
1995
1993
1991
1991
1989
1989
1983
1983
The Survivors Director
1979
The Survivors Screenplay
1979
1977
The Last Supper Screenplay
1976
The Last Supper Director
1976
1975
One Way or Another Dramaturgy
1974
1974
1966
Cumbite Writer
1964
Cumbite Director
1964
The Twelve Chairs Screenplay
1962
1962
1962
1962
1960
General Assembly Director
1960
This Is Our Land Additional Writing
1959
1959
This Is Our Land Director
1959
El mégano Co-Director
1955
El mégano Additional Writing
1955
A Daily Mix-up Screenplay
1950
A Daily Mix-up Director
1950
El Faquir Director
1947
1947