Tomás Gutiérrez Alea

Tomás Gutiérrez Alea

Actor · Director · Writer

Havana, Cuba
December 11, 1928

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.

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Representative Works

General Assembly
General Assembly
6.0
/ English
Strawberry and Chocolate
Strawberry and Chocolate
7.0
/ Spanish
Cumbite
Cumbite
6.3
/ Spanish
One Way or Another
One Way or Another
6.5
/ Spanish
Hello Cubans
Hello Cubans
7.3
/ French
The Last Supper
The Last Supper
7.9
/ Spanish
Claves, 4: Memories of Cuban cinema
Claves, 4: Memories of Cuban cinema
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/ English
Guantanamera
Guantanamera
6.5
/ Spanish
The Twelve Chairs
The Twelve Chairs
7.5
/ Spanish
Memória Cubana
Memória Cubana
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/ Portuguese
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
7.2
/ Spanish
The Survivors
The Survivors
7.4
/ Spanish

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Strawberry and Chocolate
1993Nominee

Best Director

Strawberry and Chocolate

Cumbite
1964Nominee

Best Director

Cumbite

One Way or Another
1977Nominee

Best Performance

One Way or Another

Career Highlights

Hello Cubans
1963Highlight

Best Performance

Hello Cubans

The Last Supper
1976Highlight

Best Director

The Last Supper

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