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Tomás Gutiérrez Alea was a Cuban film director and screenwriter. He wrote and directed more than twenty features, documentaries, and short films, which are known for his sharp insight into post-Revolutionary Cuba, and possess a delicate balance between dedication to the revolution and criticism of its social, economic, and political aftermaths in the country.
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea was an influential Cuban filmmaker and a co-founder of the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry.
He is primarily recognized for directing celebrated films such as 'Memories of Underdevelopment,' 'Strawberry and Chocolate,' and 'Death of a Bureaucrat.'
His films often blend political commentary with irony, reflecting a deep influence from his studies in Italian Neorealism.