About

Known credits:
51
Birthday:
1928-12-11
Place of birth:
Havana, Cuba
Website:
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Tomás Gutiérrez Alea

Overview

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

Acting
2010 Memória Cubana Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2008 Titón: From Havana to Guantanamera, 1928-1996 Actor Interviewee (archival footage) N/A
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2005 I Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth Actor 59
Average
2002 Rocha Que Voa Actor 59
Average
1963 Hello Cubans Actor Self (uncredited) 60
Fair

Directing
1995 Guantanamera Directing Director 59
Average
1993 Strawberry and Chocolate Directing Director 60
Fair
1991 Con el amor no se juega Directing Director 58
Average
1991 Contigo en la distancia Directing Director N/A
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1989 Letters from the Park Directing Director 58
Average
1983 Up to a Certain Point Directing Director 58
Average
1979 The Survivors Directing Director 59
Average
1977 La sexta parte del mundo Directing Director N/A
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1976 The Last Supper Directing Director 59
Average
1975 El camino de la mirra y el incienso Directing Director N/A
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1974 El arte del tabaco Directing Director 59
Average
1972 A Cuban Fight Against Demons Directing Director 58
Average
1968 Memories of Underdevelopment Directing Director 60
Fair
1966 Death of a Bureaucrat Directing Director 60
Fair
1964 Cumbite Directing Director 59
Average
1962 The Twelve Chairs Directing Director 59
Average
1962 Muerte al invasor Directing Director 58
Average
1960 Stories of the Revolution Directing Director 59
Average
1960 General Assembly Directing Director 59
Average
1959 This Is Our Land Directing Director 58
Average
1955 El mégano Directing Co-Director 59
Average
1953 Il sogno de Giovanni Bassain Directing Director N/A
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1950 A Daily Mix-up Directing Director N/A
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1947 La Caperucita Roja Directing Director N/A
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1947 El Faquir Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1995 Guantanamera Writing Writer 59
Average
1989 Letters from the Park Writing Writer 58
Average
1983 Up to a Certain Point Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1983 Up to a Certain Point Writing Story 58
Average
1979 The Survivors Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1976 The Last Supper Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1975 The Other Francisco Writing Writer 59
Average
1972 A Cuban Fight Against Demons Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1972 A Cuban Fight Against Demons Writing Story 58
Average
1968 Memories of Underdevelopment Writing Writer 60
Fair
1966 Death of a Bureaucrat Writing Story 60
Fair
1964 Cumbite Writing Writer 59
Average
1962 The Twelve Chairs Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1960 Stories of the Revolution Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1953 Il sogno de Giovanni Bassain Writing Screenplay N/A
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1950 A Daily Mix-up Writing Screenplay N/A
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Crew
1974 One Way or Another Crew Dramaturgy 59
Average
1959 This Is Our Land Crew Additional Writing 58
Average
1955 El mégano Crew Additional Writing 59
Average

Editing
1962 Muerte al invasor Editing Editor 58
Average
1959 This Is Our Land Editing Editor 58
Average