7.2
Movie
Directing
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
- Born
- Died
- (aged 67)
- Birthplace
- Havana, Cuba
- Credits
- 35 titles
Biography
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.2
Movie
7.0
Movie
Strawberry and Chocolate
7.4
Movie
Death of a Bureaucrat
6.4
Movie
One Way or Another
6.5
Movie
Guantanamera
7.9
Movie
The Last Supper
7.5
Movie
The Twelve Chairs
7.4
Movie
The Survivors
6.3
Movie
Stories of the Revolution
6.6
Movie
The Other Francisco
5.9
Movie
Muerte al invasor
4.5
Movie
Up to a Certain Point
5.6
Movie
This Is Our Land
5.6
Movie
A Cuban Fight Against Demons
6.5
Movie
Rocha Que Voa
6.2
Movie
Letters from the Park
6.2
Movie
Cumbite
6.5
Movie
Con el amor no se juega
Acting credits 8
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Memória Cubana Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2008 | Titón: From Havana to Guantanamera, 1928-1996 Film | Interviewee (archival footage) |
| 2005 | I Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2002 | Rocha Que Voa Film | Self (voice) |
| 1995 | Lo + plus TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1984 | Claves, 4: Memories of Cuban cinema Film | Self |
| 1964 | The End Film | |
| 1963 | Hello Cubans Film | Self (uncredited) |
Crew credits 27
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Guantanamera Film | Writer, Director |
| 1993 | Strawberry and Chocolate Film | Director |
| 1991 | Con el amor no se juega Film | Director |
| 1991 | Contigo en la distancia Film | Director |
| 1989 | Letters from the Park Film | Director, Writer |
| 1983 | Up to a Certain Point Film | Director, Story, Screenplay |
| 1979 | The Survivors Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 1977 | The Other Francisco Film | Writer |
| 1977 | One Way or Another Film | Dramaturgy |
| 1977 | La sexta parte del mundo Film | Director |
| 1976 | The Last Supper Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 1975 | El camino de la mirra y el incienso Film | Director |
| 1974 | El arte del tabaco Film | Director |
| 1972 | A Cuban Fight Against Demons Film | Director, Story, Screenplay |
| 1968 | Memories of Underdevelopment Film | Writer, Director |
| 1966 | Death of a Bureaucrat Film | Story, Director, Screenplay |
| 1964 | Cumbite Film | Director, Writer |
| 1962 | The Twelve Chairs Film | Screenplay, Director |
| 1962 | Muerte al invasor Film | Editor, Director |
| 1960 | Stories of the Revolution Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 1960 | General Assembly Film | Director |
| 1959 | This Is Our Land Film | Editor, Director, Additional Writing |
| 1955 | The Sand Dune Film | Additional Writing, Co-Director |
| 1953 | Il sogno de Giovanni Bassain Film | Screenplay, Director |
| 1950 | A Daily Mix-up Film | Screenplay, Director |
| 1947 | La Caperucita Roja Film | Director |
| 1947 | El Faquir Film | Director |