Tomás Gutiérrez Alea

Born

December 11, 1928 in Havana, Cuba

Died

April 16, 1996

Popularity

0.1953

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.