Santiago Álvarez

Santiago Álvarez

He studied in the United States but in the mid-1940s returned to Cuba, where he worked as a music archivist in a television station and participated in Communist Party activities.[1] After the Cuban Revolution he became a founding member of the Cuban Film Institute (ICAIC) and directed its weekly Latin American Newsreel.[2] One of his most famous works, the short Now (1964) about racial discrimination in the US, mixed news photographs and musical clips featuring singer/actress Lena Horne. Other well-known works included the anti-imperialist satire LBJ (1968) and 79 Springs (1969), a poetic tribute to Ho Chi Minh. In 1968, he collaborated with Octavio Getino and Fernando E. Solanas (members of Grupo Cine Liberación) on the four-hour documentary Hora de los hornos, about foreign imperialism in South America. Among the other subjects he explored in his films were the musical and cultural scene in Latin America and the dictatorships which gripped the region. The second chapter of French director Jean-Luc Godard's Histoire(s) du cinéma is dedicated to Álvarez, amongst others.[3] He died of Parkinson's disease in Havana on May 20, 1998 and was buried there in the Colon Cemetery.

  • Title: Santiago Álvarez
  • Popularity: 1.887
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1919-03-18
  • Place of Birth: Havana, Cuba
  • Homepage: https://santiagoalvarez.org/
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Santiago Álvarez Movies

  • 1970
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    Los Ojos de Santiago

    Los Ojos de Santiago

    1 1970 HD

    Los Ojos de Santiago retraces the filmmaking career of Álvarez, particularly his work in Vietnam and Cuba.

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  • 1937
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    Towards Unity and Victory

    Towards Unity and Victory

    6 1937 HD

    Political propaganda film made during the Spanish Civil War.

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  • 2010
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    Memória Cubana

    Memória Cubana

    1 2010 HD

    Through the files of Cuban cinema news program Noticieros ICAIC Latinoamericanos, the documentary shows the most relevant events of the second half...

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  • 1984
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    Coarse Salt

    Coarse Salt

    5 1984 HD

    A famous composer creative in crisis and must compose a new album, but is going through a painful separation that prevents him from concentrating. In...

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  • 1999
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    Accelerated Under-Development: In the Idiom of Santiago Alvarez

    Accelerated Under-Development: In the Idiom of Santiago Alvarez

    5 1999 HD

    A portrait of the great radical Cuban film maker Santiago Alvarez.

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  • 1970
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    El camino de Santiago: Periodismo, cine y revolución

    El camino de Santiago: Periodismo, cine y revolución

    7.3 1970 HD

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  • 1975
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    The First Delegate

    The First Delegate

    5 1975 HD

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  • 1975
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    The First Delegate

    The First Delegate

    5 1975 HD

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  • 1969
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    Hanoi, Tuesday 13th

    Hanoi, Tuesday 13th

    6.3 1969 HD

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  • 1965
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    Now!

    Now!

    6.2 1965 HD

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  • 1969
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    79 Springs

    79 Springs

    6.1 1969 HD

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  • 1968
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    LBJ

    LBJ

    5.7 1968 HD

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  • 1977
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    My Brother, Fidel

    My Brother, Fidel

    5.2 1977 HD

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  • 1967
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    The Forgotten War

    The Forgotten War

    5 1967 HD

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  • 1962
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    Muerte al invasor

    Muerte al invasor

    5.3 1962 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Servant's Dream

    The Servant's Dream

    5 1970 HD

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  • 1967
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    Hasta la Victoria Siempre

    Hasta la Victoria Siempre

    7 1967 HD

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  • 1973
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    The Tiger Leaps and Kills, But It Will Die... It Will Die...

    The Tiger Leaps and Kills, But It Will Die... It Will Die...

    6.4 1973 HD

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  • 1973
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    The New Tango

    The New Tango

    1 1973 HD

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  • 1973
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    The New Tango

    The New Tango

    1 1973 HD

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  • 1966
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    Cerro Pelado

    Cerro Pelado

    5.2 1966 HD

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  • 1972
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    I Am a Son of America

    I Am a Son of America

    5 1972 HD

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  • 1970
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    Piedra sobre piedra

    Piedra sobre piedra

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1975
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    April in Vietnam in the Year of the Cat

    April in Vietnam in the Year of the Cat

    5 1975 HD

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  • 1964
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    Cyclone

    Cyclone

    5 1964 HD

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  • 1971
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    ¿Cómo, por qué y para qué se asesina un general?

    ¿Cómo, por qué y para qué se asesina un general?

    5 1971 HD

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  • 1980
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    The Necessary War

    The Necessary War

    5 1980 HD

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  • 1969
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    Noticiero ICAIC Latinoamericano No. 466: Celebration of the VI Amateur World Series in the Dominican Republic. Cuba-USA Final.

    Noticiero ICAIC Latinoamericano No. 466: Celebration of the VI Amateur World Series in the Dominican Republic. Cuba-USA Final.

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1968
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    Noticiero ICAIC Latinoamericano, No. 422

    Noticiero ICAIC Latinoamericano, No. 422

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Servant's Dream

    The Servant's Dream

    5 1970 HD

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  • 1960
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    Noticiero ICAIC Latinoamericano

    Noticiero ICAIC Latinoamericano

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1960
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    Noticiero ICAIC Latinoamericano

    Noticiero ICAIC Latinoamericano

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1962
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    Muerte al invasor

    Muerte al invasor

    5.3 1962 HD

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  • 1977
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    My Brother, Fidel

    My Brother, Fidel

    5.2 1977 HD

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  • 1969
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    79 Springs

    79 Springs

    6.1 1969 HD

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  • 1973
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    The Tiger Leaps and Kills, But It Will Die... It Will Die...

    The Tiger Leaps and Kills, But It Will Die... It Will Die...

    6.4 1973 HD

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  • 1969
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    Take-Off at 18:00 Hours

    Take-Off at 18:00 Hours

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1969
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    Take-Off at 18:00 Hours

    Take-Off at 18:00 Hours

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1959
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    El Tomate

    El Tomate

    2 1959 HD

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  • 1960
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    Carnival

    Carnival

    2 1960 HD

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  • 1969
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    Hanoi, Tuesday 13th

    Hanoi, Tuesday 13th

    6.3 1969 HD

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  • 1976
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    Morir por la patria es vivir

    Morir por la patria es vivir

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1971
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    The Stampede

    The Stampede

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1973
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    La hora de los cerdos

    La hora de los cerdos

    1 1973 HD

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  • 1974
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    The Four Bridges

    The Four Bridges

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1973
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    And Heaven Was Taken by Storm

    And Heaven Was Taken by Storm

    6 1973 HD

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  • 1966
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    Año 7 (Noticiero No. 290)

    Año 7 (Noticiero No. 290)

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1987
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    Brascuba

    Brascuba

    1 1987 HD

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  • 1987
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    Brascuba

    Brascuba

    1 1987 HD

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  • 1962
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    Crisis en el Caribe

    Crisis en el Caribe

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1962
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    Crisis en el Caribe

    Crisis en el Caribe

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1962
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    Crisis en el Caribe

    Crisis en el Caribe

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1976
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    Maputo meridiano novo

    Maputo meridiano novo

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1965
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    Solidaridad Cuba y Vietnam

    Solidaridad Cuba y Vietnam

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1976
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    Luanda ya no es de San Pablo

    Luanda ya no es de San Pablo

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1965
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    Solidaridad Cuba y Vietnam

    Solidaridad Cuba y Vietnam

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1977
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    El octubre de todos

    El octubre de todos

    1 1977 HD

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  • 1966
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    Abril de Girón

    Abril de Girón

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1966
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    Abril de Girón

    Abril de Girón

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1977
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    El octubre de todos

    El octubre de todos

    1 1977 HD

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  • 1976
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    Luanda ya no es de San Pablo

    Luanda ya no es de San Pablo

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1983
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    Biografía de un carnaval

    Biografía de un carnaval

    1 1983 HD

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  • 1976
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    Maputo meridiano novo

    Maputo meridiano novo

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1983
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    Biografía de un carnaval

    Biografía de un carnaval

    1 1983 HD

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  • 1989
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    Historia de una Plaza

    Historia de una Plaza

    1 1989 HD

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  • 1989
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    Historia de una Plaza

    Historia de una Plaza

    1 1989 HD

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  • 1974
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    [Opening speech for the retrospective “Cuban Documentary Film”] [excerpt]

    [Opening speech for the retrospective “Cuban Documentary Film”] [excerpt]

    1 1974 HD

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