Tomás Gutiérrez Alea

Born: 1928-12-11

Birthplace: Havana, Cuba

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.

Known For

Strawberry and Chocolate
Memories of Underdevelopment
Hello Cubans
Death of a Bureaucrat
I Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth
The Last Supper
The Twelve Chairs
Memória Cubana
Contigo en la distancia
Claves, 4: Memories of Cuban cinema

Top Movie Credits

Hello Cubans Self (uncredited)
I Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth Self (archive footage)
Memória Cubana Self (archive footage)