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Tomás Gutiérrez Alea

Director

Tomás Gutiérrez Alea

Born December 11, 1928 in Havana, CubaDied April 16, 199624 films

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.

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Death of a Bureaucrat posterFirst watchDeath of a Bureaucrat19667.4A model Cuban revolutionary tragically dies at work and, as a badge of honor, is buried with his labor card in his suit pocket.View film

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Memories of Underdevelopment poster7.2Memories of Underdevelopment1968Strawberry and Chocolate poster7.0Strawberry and Chocolate1993

Filmography

24 films as director
  1. 1995GuantanameraDirector
  2. 1993Strawberry and ChocolateDirector
  3. 1991Con el amor no se juegaDirector
  4. 1991Contigo en la distanciaDirector
  5. 1989Letters from the ParkDirector
  6. 1983Up to a Certain PointDirector
  7. 1979The SurvivorsDirector
  8. 1977La sexta parte del mundoDirector
  9. 1976The Last SupperDirector
  10. 1975El camino de la mirra y el inciensoDirector
  11. 1974El arte del tabacoDirector
  12. 1972A Cuban Fight Against DemonsDirector
  13. 1968Memories of UnderdevelopmentDirector
  14. 1966Death of a BureaucratDirector
  15. 1964CumbiteDirector
  16. 1962The Twelve ChairsDirector
  17. 1962Muerte al invasorDirector
  18. 1960Stories of the RevolutionDirector
  19. 1960General AssemblyDirector
  20. 1959This Is Our LandDirector
  21. 1953Il sogno de Giovanni BassainDirector
  22. 1950A Daily Mix-upDirector
  23. 1947La Caperucita RojaDirector
  24. 1947El FaquirDirector