About

Known credits:
26
Birthday:
1941-12-14
Place of birth:
Havana, Cuba
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Humberto Solás

Overview

Humberto Solás (14 December 1941 – 18 September 2008) was a Cuban film director, credited with directing the classic film Lucía (1968), which explored the lives of Cuban women during different periods in Cuban history.

His cinematic style borrows from Luchino Visconti's spectacular mise en scene and is permeated by sometimes heavy melodrama. He started making shorts at a very young age, before directing his first medium length film Manuela, in 1966. The success of this film led him to direct Lucía, an ambitious period piece told in three stories in different moments of Cuban history, all as seen through the eyes of a different woman, each named Lucia. He later directed many different projects over the course of his career.

Solás has won 13 awards for filmmaking and been nominated for an additional 9. His 1968 film Lucía won the Golden Prize and the Prix FIPRESCI at the 6th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1985 film A Successful Man was entered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival.

In 1977 he was a member of the jury at the 10th Moscow International Film Festival. He has twice served on the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival, in 1977 and 1997. In 2003, he founded Gibara's Poor Cinema Festival, "open to filmmakers with limited funds". Solás was awarded Cuba's National Film Prize in 2005.

Humberto Solás died of cancer on September 18, 2008, at the age of 66.

Known for

Acting
2020 Humberto & “Lucía” Actor Self N/A
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2008 Titón: From Havana to Guantanamera, 1928-1996 Actor Interviewee N/A
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Directing
2001 Barrio Cuba Directing Director 58
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2001 Honey for Oshun Directing Director 59
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1993 Le siècle des lumières Directing Director 58
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1989 Obataleo Directing Director N/A
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1986 A Successful Man Directing Director 58
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1982 Beloved Directing Director 59
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1982 Cecilia Directing Director 58
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1977 Nacer en Leningrado Directing Director 59
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1976 Cantata de Chile Directing Director N/A
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1976 One Day in November Directing Director 59
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1974 Simparelé Directing Director N/A
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1968 Lucia Directing Director 59
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1966 Manuela Directing Director 59
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1965 El acoso Directing Director N/A
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1962 Variaciones Directing Director N/A
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El Retrato Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1982 Beloved Writing Screenplay 59
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1982 Cecilia Writing Writer 58
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1977 Nacer en Leningrado Writing Writer 59
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1976 Cantata de Chile Writing Writer N/A
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1976 One Day in November Writing Writer 59
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1968 Lucia Writing Writer 59
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1966 Manuela Writing Writer 59
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Crew
1965 El acoso Crew Script N/A
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