Tomás Gutiérrez Alea

Birthday: 12/11/1928
Deathday: 4/16/1996
Place of birth: Havana, Cuba
Fame for: Directing
Also known as: Томас Гутиеррес Алеа, Titón

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.