Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
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... Read full bio →
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Titón, de la Habana a Guantanamera
A look at the life and work of Cuban filmmaker Tomas Gutierrez Alea.
Soy Cuba, O Mamute Siberiano
Contemporary film critics regard the epic film I Am Cuba as a modern masterpiece. The 1964 Cuban/Soviet coproduction marked a watershed moment of cultural collaboration between two nations. Yet the film never found a mass audience, languishing for decades until its reintroduction as a "classic" in the 1990s.
Rocha que Voa
Documentary about the relationship between filmmaker Glauber Rocha and Cuba.