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. This collective movement, also referred to by various writers by specific names such as "Third Cinema", "Cine Libre", and "Imperfect Cinema," was concerned largely with the problems of neocolonialism and cultural identity. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tomás Gutiérrez Alea is the 869th most popular film director (down from 836th in 2019), the 102nd most popular biography from Cuba (down from 95th in 2019) and the most popular Cuban Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea ranks 869 out of 2,041. Before him are Alain Cavalier, Barry Jenkins, Steno, Willis H. O'Brien, Raoul Coutard, and Ralph Nelson. After him are Ari Folman, Bruno Dumont, Esfir Shub, Jean Grémillon, Nelson Pereira dos Santos, and Gustav Machatý.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea ranks 350. Before him are Jaime Sin, Mário Pinto de Andrade, Dušan Džamonja, Leonid Bronevoy, Eydie Gormé, and Luis Posada Carriles. After him are Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Ruth Westheimer, Karel Mejta Sr, John Ostrom, Eno Raud, and Mary Daly. Among people deceased in 1996, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea ranks 191. Before him are Léo Malet, Kiyoshi Atsumi, José Lázaro Robles, Kenneth Bainbridge, François Picard, and Nnamdi Azikiwe. After him are Johan Kraag, Kusuo Kitamura, Eno Raud, José Sasía, Harry Andersson, and Jamie Uys.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea ranks 102 out of 300. Before him are José Nápoles (1940), Federico Laredo Brú (1875), William Levy (1980), Calixto García (1839), Aleida Guevara (1960), and Luis Posada Carriles (1928). After him are Mijaín López (1982), Antonio Maceo Grajales (1845), José Tapia (1905), Desi Arnaz (1917), José María Heredia y Heredia (1803), and Mariela Castro (1962).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Cuba

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

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