Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- December 11, 1928
- Died
- April 16, 1996
- Birthplace
- Havana, Cuba
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.
Filmography
Memória Cubana 2010
as Self (archive footage)
- Titón: From Havana to Guantanamera, 1928-1996
Titón: From Havana to Guantanamera, 1928-1996 2008
as Interviewee (archival footage)
I Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth 2005
as Self (archive footage)
Rocha Que Voa 2002
as Self (voice)
Guantanamera 1995
Director, Writer
Strawberry and Chocolate 1993
Director, Screenplay
- Contigo en la distancia
Contigo en la distancia 1991
Director
Con el amor no se juega 1991
Director
Letters from the Park 1989
Director, Writer
Claves, 4: Memories of Cuban cinema 1984
as Self
Up to a Certain Point 1983
Director, Screenplay, Story
The Survivors 1979
Director, Screenplay
The Other Francisco 1977
Writer
One Way or Another 1977
Dramaturgy
- La sexta parte del mundo
La sexta parte del mundo 1977
Director
The Last Supper 1976
Director, Screenplay
- El camino de la mirra y el incienso
El camino de la mirra y el incienso 1975
Director
El arte del tabaco 1974
Director
A Cuban Fight Against Demons 1972
Director, Story, Screenplay
Memories of Underdevelopment 1968
Director, Writer
Death of a Bureaucrat 1966
Director, Story, Screenplay
Cumbite 1964
Director, Writer
- The End
The End 1964
Actor
Hello Cubans 1963
as Self (uncredited)
The Twelve Chairs 1962
Director, Screenplay
Muerte al invasor 1962
Editor, Director
Stories of the Revolution 1960
Director, Screenplay
- General Assembly
General Assembly 1960
Director
This Is Our Land 1959
Editor, Director, Additional Writing
- The Sand Dune
The Sand Dune 1955
Additional Writing, Co-Director
- Il sogno de Giovanni Bassain
Il sogno de Giovanni Bassain 1953
Director, Screenplay
A Daily Mix-up 1950
Director, Screenplay
- El Faquir
El Faquir 1947
Director
- La Caperucita Roja
La Caperucita Roja 1947
Director
Credits from TMDB.