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Santiago Álvarez (I) (1919–1998)

Director | Writer | Producer

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Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945-1985". Pages 39-45. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988.

Born:

Santiago Alvarez Roman
in Cuba

Died:

(age 79) in Havana, Cuba
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2003 La isla de la música (documentary)
 
1998 Para bailar, La Habana (documentary)
 
1997 Concierto mayor (documentary short)
 
1997 Concierto por la vida
 
1987 Brascuba (documentary)
 
1986 Aires de renovación en el meridiano 37
 
1986 Los antípodas de la victoria
 
1985 La soledad de los dioses (documentary short)
 
1985 Reencuentro
 
1985 Taller de la vida
 
1984 El soñador del Kremlin
 
1984 ¡Gracias, Santiago! (documentary short)
 
1984 Por primera vez elecciones libres
 
1983 Biografía de un carnaval (documentary short)
 
1983 Las campanas también pueden doblar mañana
 
1983 Los refugiados de la cueva del muerto
 
1982 A galope sobre la historia
 
1982 Nova sinfonía
 
1982 Operación Abril del Caribe
 
1981 26 es también 19 (documentary short)
 
1981 Comenzó a retumbar el Momotombo (documentary short)
 
1981 La importancia universal del hueco (documentary short)
 
1981 Tiempo libre a la roca (documentary short)
 
1980 Celia, imagen del pueblo
 
1980 El mayo de las tres banderas (documentary short)
 
1980 La cumbre que nos une
 
1980 La guerra necesaria (documentary)
 
1980 La marcha del pueblo combatiente (documentary short)
 
1980 Lo que el viento se llevó (documentary short)
 
1980 Un amazonas de pueblo embravecido (documentary short)
 
1979 El desafío
 
1979 El gran salto al vacío (documentary)
 
1979 Tengo fe en ti (short)
 
1978 Sobre el problema fronterizo entre Kampuchea y Vietnam (documentary short)
 
1978 ...Y la noche se hizo arcoiris (short)
 
1977 El octubre de todos
 
1977 Mi hermano Fidel (short)
 
1976 El sol no se puede tapar con un dedo (documentary short)
 
1976 El tiempo es el viento
 
1976 Los dragones de Ha-Long (documentary short)
 
1976 Luanda ya no es de San Pablo (documentary short)
 
1976 Maputo: The Ninth Meridian (short)
 
1976 To Die for Your Country Is to Live Forever (short)
 
1975 De América soy hijo... y a ella me debo (documentary)
 
1975 Abril de Vietnam en el año del gato (documentary)
 
1975 El primer delegado (short)
 
1974 Los cuatro puentes (documentary)
 
1974 Rescate (documentary short)
 
1974 Sesenta minutos en el I Mundial de Boxeo Amateur
 
1973 Toma de La Moneda (documentary short)
 
1973 El tigre saltó y mató, pero morirá... morirá... (documentary short)
 
1973 La hora de los cerdos (short)
 
1973 ...Y el cielo fue tomado por asalto (documentary)
 
1971 ¿Cómo, por qué y para qué se asesina a un general? (short)
 
1971 El pájaro del faro (documentary short)
 
1971 La estampida (documentary short)
 
1971 Quemando tradiciones (documentary short)
 
1970 El sueño del pongo (short)
 
1970 Once X cero
 
1970 Piedra sobre piedra (documentary)
 
1970 Yanapanakuna (documentary short)
 
1969 79 primaveras (documentary short)
 
1969 Take-Off at 18:00 Hours (documentary short)
 
1968 Hanoi, Tuesday 13th (documentary short)
 
1968 Amarrando el cordón (short)
 
1968 LBJ (documentary short)
 
1967 Golpeando en la selva (documentary)
 
1967 Hasta la victoria siempre (documentary short)
 
1967 La escalada del chantaje (documentary short)
 
1967 The Forgotten War (short)
 
1966 Abril de Girón (documentary)
 
1966 Año 7 (documentary)
 
1966 Cerro Pelado (documentary short)
 
1966 Ocho años de revolución (documentary)
 
1966 Segunda declaración de La Habana (documentary)
 
1965 Cuba, 2 January (documentary short)
 
1965 Now (documentary short)
 
1965 Pedales sobre Cuba (documentary short)
 
1965 Solidaridad Cuba y Vietnam (documentary short)
 
1964 Primeros juegos deportivos militares (documentary short)
 
1964 Green Light for the 1964 Sugar Crop (documentary short)
 
1963 Hurricane (documentary short)
 
1962 Death to the Invader (documentary short)
 
1962 Forgers of Peace (documentary short)
 
1961 Escambray (documentary short)
 
1960 Noticiero ICAIC Latinoamericano (documentary short)
 
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2003 La isla de la música (documentary)
 
1998 Para bailar, La Habana (documentary) (writer)
 
1997 Concierto mayor (documentary short)
 
1983 Biografía de un carnaval (documentary short)
 
1981 La importancia universal del hueco (documentary short)
 
1980 La guerra necesaria (documentary)
 
1977 Mi hermano Fidel (short)
 
1975 Abril de Vietnam en el año del gato (documentary)
 
1971 ¿Cómo, por qué y para qué se asesina a un general? (short)
 
1969 79 primaveras (documentary short) (writer)
 
1969 Take-Off at 18:00 Hours (documentary short) (writer)
 
1968 Hanoi, Tuesday 13th (documentary short) (writer)
 
1967 Hasta la victoria siempre (documentary short)
 
1960 Noticiero ICAIC Latinoamericano (documentary short)
 
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2003 La isla de la música (documentary) (producer)
 
1960 Noticiero ICAIC Latinoamericano (documentary short) (producer)
 
1960 Un año de libertad (documentary short) (producer)
 
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1962 Death to the Invader (documentary short)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
2010 Memoria Cubana (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Stones in the Sky (documentary)
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Alternate Names:

Santiago Alvarez
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Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945-1985". Pages 39-45. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988. See more »

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