FILM DIRECTOR

Tomás Gutiérrez Alea

1928 - 1996

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Tomás Gutiérrez Alea (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈlea]; December 11, 1928 – April 16, 1996) was a Cuban film director and screenwriter. Gutiérrez Alea 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. Gutiérrez's work is representative of a cinematic movement occurring in the 1960s and 1970s known collectively as the New Latin American Cinema. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tomás Gutiérrez Alea has received more than 113,330 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Tomás Gutiérrez Alea is the 836th most popular film director (down from 774th in 2019), the 95th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 86th in 2019) and the most popular Cuban Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea ranks 836 out of 2,041. Before him are George Marshall, Paul Haggis, Janusz Majewski, Henri Decoin, Timothy Treadwell, and Mick Jackson. After him are Hong Sang-soo, Raoul Coutard, Benjamin Christensen, Rustam Ibragimbekov, Rosa von Praunheim, and Alexander Rou.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea ranks 336. Before him are Robert Dienst, Irena Veisaitė, Đorđe Martinović incident, Marian Seldes, Eno Raud, and Anita Brookner. After him are André Schwarz-Bart, Morihiro Saito, Hushang Ebtehaj, Arthur Foulkes, Nora Nova, and Dara Singh. Among people deceased in 1996, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea ranks 180. Before him are George Burns, Kenneth Bainbridge, Rob Hall, George Kojac, Veronica Guerin, and Eno Raud. After him are Andrey Lukanov, Jamie Uys, Alger Hiss, Joseph Asajiro Satowaki, José Sasía, and Abdullah Çatlı.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea ranks 95 out of 300. Before him are William Levy (1980), Pedro Juan Gutiérrez (1950), Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda (1814), Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino (1936), José Miró Cardona (1902), and Félix Savón (1967). After him are Calixto García (1839), Aleida Guevara (1960), Mariela Castro (1962), Federico Laredo Brú (1875), Carlos Prío Socarrás (1903), and Desi Arnaz (1917).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Cuba

Among film directors born in Cuba, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea ranks 1. 

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Filmography

Memories of Underdevelopment
Director
In the aftermath of the Bay of Pigs incident, Sergio chooses to stay behind in Cuba while his wife and family escape to neighboring Miami. Alone in a brave new world, Sergio observes the constant threat of foreign invasion while chasing young women all over Havana. He finally meets Elena, a young girl he seeks to mould into the image of his ex-wife, but at what cost to himself?
Aug 19o 19687.4 / 10
Strawberry and Chocolate
Director
Set in 1979, following a young Communist man's relationship with a gay Catholic writer, exploring tolerance, inclusion, homophobia and challenging its Cuban audience with great humour. Based on the short story by Cuban writer Senel Paz.
Dec 1o 19937.1 / 10
Death of a Bureaucrat
Director
A young man attempts to fight the system in an entertaining account of bureaucracy amok and the tyranny of red tape. Restored by the Academy Film Archive and the Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficos in 2019.
Jul 24o 19667.2 / 10