Tomás Gutiérrez Alea

Born: 1928-12-11

Birthplace: Havana, Cuba

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

Strawberry and Chocolate
Claves, 4: Memories of Cuban cinema
Hello Cubans
I Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth
Death of a Bureaucrat
General Assembly
Titón: From Havana to Guantanamera, 1928-1996
Guantanamera
Memories of Underdevelopment
A Cuban Fight Against Demons

Top Movie Credits

Hello Cubans Self (uncredited)
I Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth Self (archive footage)