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Tomas Gutierrez Alea Biography (1928-1996)

Born December 11, 1928, in Havana, Cuba; died of cancer, April 17, 1996, in Havana, Cuba. Career: Director, writer, and actor. Awards, Honors: Audienu Award, Sao Paulo International Film Festival, best feature, 1978,for La Ultima cena; Silver Berlin Bear, Berlin International Film Festival, Special Jury Prize, and Golden Kikito, Gramado Latin Film Festival, best Latin film, both 1994, Special Jury Award, Sundance Film Festival, specialmention, 1995, all for Fresa y chocolate; Golden Lion, Venice Film Festival, 1994, Jury Award, Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, best foreign film, and Golden Kikito, Gramado Latin Film Festival, best Latin film,both 1996, all for Guantanamera. Addresses: Contact: InstitutoCubano del Arte e Industria Cinemato-grafias (ICAIL), Calle 23, No. 1155, Vedado, Havana, Cuba.

Nationality

Cuban

Gender

Male

Occupation

Director, Writer, Actor

Birth Details

December 11, 1928

Havana, Cuba

Death Details

April 17, 1996

Havana, Cuba

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Memorias del subdesarrollo (also known as Memories of Underdevelopment), Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematograficos, 1968
• Film Work
• Director
• El Faquir, 1947
• La Caperucita, 1947
• Una Confusion cotidiana, 1950
• Il Songo de Giovanni, 1953
• El Megano, 1955
• The Charcoal Worker, 1956
• Esta Tierra es Nuestra, Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematograficos (ICAIC), 1959
• Asamblea general, 1960
• Muerte al invasor, 1961
• Historias de la revolucion (also known as Stories of the Revolution), Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematograficos, 1961.Las doce sillas (also known as The Twelve Chairs), Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematograficos, 1962
• Cumbite, Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematograficos,1961
• La Muerte de un burocrate (also known as Death of a Bureaucrat), Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematograficos, 1966
• Paper Is Paper, 1966
• Memorias del subdesarrollo (also known as Memories of Underdevelopment), Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematograficos, 1968
• Una Pelea Cubana Contra los demonios (also known as A Cuban Fight Against Demons), Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematograficos, 1971
• El Arte del tabaco, 1974
• (Scenario) El Otro Francisco (also known as The Other Francisco), 1974
• El Camino de la mirra y el incienso, 1975
• La Ultima cena (also known as The Last Supper), Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematograficos, 1976
• La Sexta parte del mundo, 1977
• De Cierta manera (also known as One Way or Another), Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematograficos, 1977
• Los Sobrevivientes (also known as The Survivors), InstitutoCubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematograficos, 1978
• Hasta cierto punto (also known as Up to a Certain Point), Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematograficos, Instituto Cubano delArte e Industrias Cinematograficos, 1984
• Se Permuta, 1985
• Cartas del Parque (also known as Letters from the Park), Radio Television Espanola, 1988
• Contigo en la distancia (also known as Far Apart), RA Associates, 1991
• Fresa y chocolate (also known as Strawberry and Chocolate),Miramax, 1993
• Guantanamera, Cine' 360, 1995
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• Esta Tierra es Nuestra, Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematograficos, 1959
• Historias de la revolucion (also known as Stories of the Revolution), Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematograficos, 1961
• Las doce sillas (also known as The Twelve Chairs), Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematograficos, 1962
• La Muerte de un burocrate (also known as Death of a Bureaucrat), Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematograficos, 1966
• Memorias del subdesarrollo (also known as Memories of Underdevelopment), Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematograficos, 1968
• Una Pelea Cubana Contra los demonios (also known as A Cuban Fight Against Demons), Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematograficos, 1971
• La Ultima cena (also known as The Last Supper), Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematograficos, 1976
• Los Sobrevivientes (also known as The Survivors), InstitutoCubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematograficos, 1978
• Hasta cierto punto (also known as Up to a Certain Point), Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematograficos, 1984
• Cartas del Parque (also known as Letters from the Park), Radio Television Espanola, 1988
• Guantanamera, Cine' 360, 1995

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

• Burton, Julianne, editor, Cinema and Social Change in Latin America: Conversations with Filmmakers, Austin, Texas, 1986.
• Chanan, Michael, The Cuban Image, London, 1985.
• Fornet, Ambrosio, Alea: Una retrospectiva critica, Havana, 1987.
• Myerson, Michael, editor, Memories of Underdevelopment: The Revolutionary Films of Cuba, New York, 1973.

Periodicals:

• Artforum, December 1994, p. 62.
• Cineaste, winter/spring, 1995, p. 16.
• New York Times, January 22, 1995, .*