Octavio Cortazar Himees ( Spanish: Octavio Cortázar Jiménez ; January 19, 1935 , Havana , Cuba - February 27, 2008 , Madrid , Spain ) - Cuban film director, screenwriter and producer.
| Octavio Cortazar | |
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| Octavio Cortázar | |
| Date of Birth | January 19, 1935 |
| Place of Birth | Havana , Cuba |
| Date of death | February 27, 2008 (73 years) |
| Place of death | Madrid , Spain |
| Citizenship |  Cuba |
| Profession | film director screenwriter film producer |
| Career | 1961 - 2004 |
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Biography
Came to the cinema in 1959. Filmed plots for the "People's Encyclopedia." In 1963-1967 he studied in FAMU in Prague. He started his career in directing as a documentary. Since 1978 in the game film.
Filmography
Director
- 1961 - Casablanca / Casablanca (d / f)
- 1968 - For the first time / Por primera vez (d / f)
- 1968 - About the character, whom some call Saint Lazarus, and others Babalus / Acerca de un personaje un un llaman San Lázaro y otros llaman Babalú (d / m)
- 1969 - South of Magnadero / Al sur del Maniadero (d / m)
- 1971 - On the first fight / Sobre un primer combate (d / m)
- 1972 - Angela Davis / Angela Davis (d / m)
- 1972 - / Hablando del punto cubano (d / m)
- 1974 - With Cuban women / Con las mujeres cubanas (d / m)
- 1978 - Only the people in the revolution / Sólo un pueblo en Revolución (d / m)
- 1978 - The Teacher / El brigadista
- 1981 - Frontier Guards / Guardafronteras (participant in the competition program of the XII Moscow International Film Festival )
- 1986 - / En guayabero mamá ... (me quieren dar) (d / m)
- 1992 - The last rumba of Papa Montero / La última rumba de Papá Montero
- 1993 - The right of asylum / Derecho de Asilo
- 2004 - La pequeña aché (d / m)
Screenwriter
- 1972 - / Hablando del punto cubano (d / m)
- 1978 - The Teacher / El brigadista
- 1986 - / En guayabero mamá ... (me quieren dar) (d / m)
- 2004 - La pequeña aché (d / m)
Producer
- 1998 - / ... sigo empeñado en decir (d / m)
Awards
- 1968 - the prize of the International Film Festival in Leipzig (" For the first time ")
- 1978 - Silver Bear Prize for outstanding achievements in the field of cinema of the 28th Berlin International Film Festival
- 1978 - nomination for the Golden Bear Prize at the 28th Berlin International Film Festival (“ Teacher ”)
Literature
- Cinema: Encyclopedic Dictionary / Ch. ed. S.I. Yutkevich Moscow, Soviet Encyclopedia, 1987. - p. 211
Links
- Octavio Cortazar (Eng.) On the Internet Movie Database
- Octavio Cortazar at KinoPoisk