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.
Directed 17
1990s
- 1995
Guantanamera
Director
- 1993
- 1991
Con el amor no se juega
Director
1980s
- 1989
Letters from the Park
Director
- 1983
Up to a Certain Point
Director
1970s
- 1979
The Survivors
Director
- 1976
The Last Supper
Director
- 1974
El arte del tabaco
Director
- 1972
A Cuban Fight Against Demons
Director
1960s
- 1968
Memories of Underdevelopment
Director
- 1966
Death of a Bureaucrat
Director
- 1964
Cumbite
Director
- 1962
The Twelve Chairs
Director
Muerte al invasor
Director
- 1960
Stories of the Revolution
Director
1950s
- 1959
This Is Our Land
Director
- 1950
A Daily Mix-up
Director
Wrote 14
1990s
- 1995
Guantanamera
Writer
- 1993
1980s
- 1989
Letters from the Park
Writer
- 1983
Up to a Certain Point
Story, Screenplay
1970s
- 1979
The Survivors
Screenplay
- 1977
The Other Francisco
Writer
- 1976
The Last Supper
Screenplay
- 1972
A Cuban Fight Against Demons
Story, Screenplay
1960s
- 1968
Memories of Underdevelopment
Writer
- 1966
Death of a Bureaucrat
Story, Screenplay
- 1964
Cumbite
Writer
- 1962
The Twelve Chairs
Screenplay
- 1960
Stories of the Revolution
Screenplay
1950s
- 1950
A Daily Mix-up
Screenplay
Edited 2
1960s
- 1962
Muerte al invasor
Editor
1950s
- 1959
This Is Our Land
Editor
Other crew 2
1970s
- 1977
One Way or Another
Dramaturgy
1950s
- 1959
This Is Our Land
Additional Writing
Appearances6
2010s
- 2010
Memória Cubana
Self (archive footage)
2000s
- 2005
I Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth
Self (archive footage)
- 2002
Rocha Que Voa
Self (voice)
1990s
- 1995
1980s
- 1984
Claves, 4: Memories of Cuban cinema
Self
1960s
- 1963
Hello Cubans
Self (uncredited)