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Santiago Álvarez

Santiago Álvarez

Director, Writer, Producer

Born March 18, 1919 in Havana, Cuba

Died May 20, 1998

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Biography

Santiago Álvarez Román (March 8, 1919 – May 20, 1998) was a Cuban documentary filmmaker and a central figure in revolutionary Latin American cinema. After studying in the United States, he returned to Cuba in the mid-1940s, where he worked as a music archivist for television and became active in Communist Party circles. Following the Cuban Revolution, he was a founding member of the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry (ICAIC) and went on to direct its influential weekly Latin American Newsreel, shaping a new model of politically engaged documentary production.

Álvarez became internationally known for short films that combined found footage, photographs, animation, and music through rapid, associative editing—often described as “nervous montage.” His best-known works include Now! (1964), addressing racial discrimination in the United States; LBJ (1968), a satirical critique of U.S. imperialism; and 79 Springs (1969), a poetic tribute to Ho Chi Minh. In 1968, he collaborated with Fernando Solanas and Octavio Getino on The Hour of the Furnaces, a landmark four-hour documentary on neocolonialism and political struggle in Latin America.

Across dozens of films, Álvarez documented music, culture, revolutionary movements, and authoritarian regimes throughout the Americas and beyond. His work influenced generations of political filmmakers, and he was later acknowledged by Jean-Luc Godard in Histoire(s) du cinéma. Álvarez died in Havana in 1998 from Parkinson’s disease and was buried in Colón Cemetery.

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Filmography

Actor

3

Type

Year

Memória Cubana Poster

Memória Cubana Documentary2011Self

Stones in the Sky Poster

Stones in the Sky Documentary2002Self

Adorable Lies Poster

Adorable Lies Feature Film1992

Director

87

Type

Year

La soledad de los dioses Documentary2004

La isla de la música Documentary2003

Para bailar, La Habana Documentary1998

Concierto mayor Documentary1997

Concierto por la vida Feature Film1997

Brascuba Poster

Brascuba Documentary1987

Aires de renovación en el meridiano 37 Feature Film1986

Los antípodas de la victoria Feature Film1986

Los refugiados de la cueva del muerto Feature Film1985

Reencuentro Feature Film1985

Taller de la vida Feature Film1985

¡Gracias, Santiago! Documentary1984

El soñador del Kremlin Feature Film1984

Por primera vez elecciones libres Feature Film1984

Biografía de un carnaval Short Film1983

Las campanas también pueden doblar mañana Feature Film1983

A galope sobre la historia Feature Film1982

Nova sinfonía Feature Film1982

Operación Abril del Caribe Feature Film1982

26 es también 19 Documentary1981

Comenzó a retumbar el Momotombo Documentary1981

La importancia universal del hueco Short Film1981

Tiempo libre a la roca Documentary1981

Celia, imagen del pueblo Feature Film1980

El mayo de las tres banderas Documentary1980

La cumbre que nos une Feature Film1980

La guerra necesaria Poster

La guerra necesaria Documentary1980

La marcha del pueblo combatiente Documentary1980

Lo que el viento se llevó Documentary1980

Un amazonas de pueblo embravecido Documentary1980

El desafío Feature Film1979

El gran salto al vacío Documentary1979

Tengo fe en ti Poster

Tengo fe en ti Short Film1979

...Y la noche se hizo arcoiris Short Film1978

Sobre el problema fronterizo entre Kampuchea y Vietnam Documentary1978

El octubre de todos Poster

El octubre de todos Feature Film1977

My Brother Fidel Poster

My Brother Fidel Short Film1977

El sol no se puede tapar con un dedo Poster

El sol no se puede tapar con un dedo Documentary1976

El tiempo es el viento Feature Film1976

Los dragones de Ha-Long Documentary1976

Luanda ya no es de San Pablo Poster

Luanda ya no es de San Pablo Documentary1976

Maputo: The Ninth Meridian Poster

Maputo: The Ninth Meridian Short Film1976

To Die for Your Country Is to Live Forever Poster

To Die for Your Country Is to Live Forever Short Film1976

Abril de Vietnam en el año del gato Poster

Abril de Vietnam en el año del gato Documentary1975

De América soy hijo... y a ella me debo Poster

De América soy hijo... y a ella me debo Documentary1975

El primer delegado Poster

El primer delegado Short Film1975

Los cuatro puentes Documentary1974

Rescate Short Film1974

Sesenta minutos en el I Mundial de Boxeo Amateur Feature Film1974

...Y el cielo fue tomado por asalto Poster

...Y el cielo fue tomado por asalto Documentary1973

El tigre saltó y mató, pero morirá... morirá... Poster

El tigre saltó y mató, pero morirá... morirá... Documentary1973

La hora de los cerdos Short Film1973

The New Tango Short Film1973

Toma de La Moneda Documentary1973

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

¿Cómo, por qué y para qué se asesina a un general? Short Film1971

El pájaro del faro Documentary1971

La estampida Short Film1971

Quemando tradiciones Documentary1971

El sueño del pongo Poster

El sueño del pongo Short Film1970

Once X cero Feature Film1970

Piedra sobre piedra Documentary1970

Yanapanakuna Short Film1970

79 primaveras Poster

79 primaveras Short Film1969

Hurricane Poster

Hurricane Documentary1969

Take-Off at 18:00 Hours Poster

Take-Off at 18:00 Hours Short Film1969

Amarrando el cordón Short Film1968

Hanoi, Tuesday 13th Poster

Hanoi, Tuesday 13th Short Film1968

LBJ Short Film1968

Golpeando en la selva Documentary1967

Hasta la victoria siempre Poster

Hasta la victoria siempre Documentary1967

La escalada del chantaje Documentary1967

The Forgotten War Poster

The Forgotten War Short Film1967

Abril de Girón Documentary1966

Año 7 Documentary1966

Cerro Pelado Poster

Cerro Pelado Documentary1966

Ocho años de revolución Documentary1966

Segunda declaración de La Habana Documentary1966

Cuba, 2 January Poster

Cuba, 2 January Documentary1965

Now Documentary1965

Pedales sobre Cuba Short Film1965

Solidaridad Cuba y Vietnam Poster

Solidaridad Cuba y Vietnam Short Film1965

Green Light for the 1964 Sugar Crop Short Film1964

Primeros juegos deportivos militares Documentary1964

Death to the Invader Poster

Death to the Invader Short Film1962

Forgers of Peace Short Film1962

Escambray Short Film1961

Noticiero ICAIC Latinoamericano Poster

Noticiero ICAIC Latinoamericano Short Film1960

Writer

21

Type

Year

La soledad de los dioses Documentary2004

La isla de la música Documentary2003

Para bailar, La Habana Documentary1998

Concierto mayor Documentary1997

Brascuba Poster

Brascuba Documentary1987

Biografía de un carnaval Short Film1983

A galope sobre la historia Feature Film1982

La importancia universal del hueco Short Film1981

La guerra necesaria Poster

La guerra necesaria Documentary1980

Tengo fe en ti Poster

Tengo fe en ti Short Film1979

My Brother Fidel Poster

My Brother Fidel Short Film1977

Luanda ya no es de San Pablo Poster

Luanda ya no es de San Pablo Documentary1976

Abril de Vietnam en el año del gato Poster

Abril de Vietnam en el año del gato Documentary1975

El primer delegado Poster

El primer delegado Short Film1975

El tigre saltó y mató, pero morirá... morirá... Poster

El tigre saltó y mató, pero morirá... morirá... Documentary1973

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

¿Cómo, por qué y para qué se asesina a un general? Short Film1971

79 primaveras Poster

79 primaveras Short Film1969

Take-Off at 18:00 Hours Poster

Take-Off at 18:00 Hours Short Film1969

Hanoi, Tuesday 13th Poster

Hanoi, Tuesday 13th Short Film1968

Hasta la victoria siempre Poster

Hasta la victoria siempre Documentary1967

Noticiero ICAIC Latinoamericano Poster

Noticiero ICAIC Latinoamericano Short Film1960

Producer

3

Type

Year

La isla de la música Documentary2003

Un año de libertad Documentary1998

Noticiero ICAIC Latinoamericano Poster

Noticiero ICAIC Latinoamericano Short Film1960

Editor

1

Death to the Invader Poster

Death to the Invader Short Film1962

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