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Santiago Álvarez(1919-1998)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Santiago Álvarez
Santiago Álvarez was born on 18 March 1919 in Cuba. He was a director and writer, known for 79 primaveras (1969), Hanoi, martes 13 (1968) and El sueño del pongo (1970). He died on 20 May 1998 in Havana, Cuba.
BornMarch 18, 1919
DiedMay 20, 1998(79)
BornMarch 18, 1919
DiedMay 20, 1998(79)
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  • Awards
    • 8 wins total

Known for

Ho Chí Minh in 79 primaveras (1969)
79 primaveras
6.8
Short
  • Director
  • 1969
Hanoi, martes 13 (1968)
Hanoi, martes 13
6.7
Short
  • Director
  • 1968
El sueño del pongo (1970)
El sueño del pongo
6.7
Short
  • Director
  • 1970
Cerro Pelado (1966)
Cerro Pelado
6.8
Short
  • Director
  • 1966

Credits

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Director

  • La isla de la música
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Para bailar, La Habana
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Concierto por la vida
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Concierto mayor
    Short
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Brascuba
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Los antípodas de la victoria
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Aires de renovación en el meridiano 37
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Taller de la vida
    Short
    • Director
    • 1985
  • La soledad de los dioses
    Short
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Reencuentro
    • Director
    • 1985
  • ¡Gracias, Santiago!
    Short
    • Director
    • 1984
  • El soñador del Kremlin
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Por primera vez elecciones libres
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Los refugiados de la cueva del muerto
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Las campanas también pueden doblar mañana
    • Director
    • 1983

Writer

  • La isla de la música
    • Writer
    • 2003
  • Para bailar, La Habana
    • writer
    • 1998
  • Concierto mayor
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1997
  • Brascuba
    • Writer
    • 1987
  • La soledad de los dioses
    Short
    • writer
    • 1985
  • Biografía de un carnaval
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1983
  • A galope sobre la historia
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1982
  • La importancia universal del hueco
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • La guerra necesaria (1980)
    La guerra necesaria
    7.7
    • Writer
    • 1980
  • Tengo fe en ti (1979)
    Tengo fe en ti
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1979
  • Fidel Castro in My Brother Fidel (1977)
    My Brother Fidel
    6.8
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • Luanda ya no es de San Pablo (1976)
    Luanda ya no es de San Pablo
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1976
  • El primer delegado (1975)
    El primer delegado
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • Abril de Vietnam en el año del gato
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • El tigre saltó y mató, pero morirá... morirá... (1973)
    El tigre saltó y mató, pero morirá... morirá...
    7.2
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1973

Producer

  • La isla de la música
    • producer
    • 2003
  • Un año de libertad
    Short
    • producer
    • 1960
  • Noticiero ICAIC Latinoamericano (1960)
    Noticiero ICAIC Latinoamericano
    Short
    • producer
    • 1960
  • El Tomate (1959)
    El Tomate
    Short
    • producer
    • 1959

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Santiago Alvarez
  • Born
    • March 18, 1919
    • Cuba
  • Died
    • May 20, 1998
    • Havana, Cuba(Parkinson's disease)

Did you know

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

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