Manuel Octavio Gómez

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Manuel Octavio Gómez
BornNovember 14, 1934
DiedJanuary 2, 1988(1988-01-02) (aged 53)
NationalityCuban
Occupation(s)Film director and writer

Manuel Octavio Gómez (November 14, 1934 – January 2, 1988) was a prolific Cuban film director and writer. His 1971 film The Days of Water was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Prix FIPRESCI.[1]

Filmography[edit]

  • Historia de una batalla (1962) (Story of a Battle)
  • Cuentos del Alhambra (1963)
  • El encuentro (1964)
  • La salación (1966)
  • Tulipa (1967)
  • La primera carga al machete (1969) (The First Charge of the Machete)
  • Los días del agua (1971) (The Days of Water)
  • Ustedes tienen la palabra (1973)
  • La tierra y el cielo (1976) (The Earth and the Sky)
  • Una mujer, un hombre, una ciudad... (1978) (Woman, Man, City)
  • ¡Patakín! quiere decir ¡fábula! (1981)
  • El señor presidente (1983) (Mr. President)
  • Gallego (1988)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "7th Moscow International Film Festival (1971)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2014-04-03. Retrieved 2012-12-23.

"Manuel Octavio Gómez". Cuba Cine (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2008-04-16. Retrieved 2008-04-04.

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