Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
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Tomás Gutiérrez Alea

Born 1928-12-11 · Havana, Cuba · Died 1996-04-16

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 the social, economic, and political conditions of the country.

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Known for

Strawberry and Chocolate★ 7Viewing moment
Strawberry and Chocolate
1993
Memories of Underdevelopment★ 7.5Viewing moment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968
Guantanamera★ 6.6Viewing moment
Guantanamera
1995
Death of a Bureaucrat★ 7.3Viewing moment
Death of a Bureaucrat
1966
The Twelve Chairs★ 7.4Viewing moment
The Twelve Chairs
1962
Cumbite★ 5.7Viewing moment
Cumbite
1964
This Is Our Land★ 5.2Viewing moment
This Is Our Land
1959
Death to the Invader★ 5.3Viewing moment
Death to the Invader
1962
Con el amor no se juega★ 5Viewing moment
Con el amor no se juega
1991
El arte del tabaco★ 5Viewing moment
El arte del tabaco
1974
A Daily Mix-upViewing moment
A Daily Mix-up
1950
The Last Supper★ 7.7Viewing moment
The Last Supper
1976
I Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth★ 7.2Viewing moment
I Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth
2005
One Way or Another★ 5.8Viewing moment
One Way or Another
1977
The Survivors★ 6.9Viewing moment
The Survivors
1979
Stories of the Revolution★ 6.5Viewing moment
Stories of the Revolution
1960

Frequent collaborators