Sergio Giral

Sergio Giral
Born (1937-01-02) 2 January 1937
Havana, Cuba
Nationality American
Occupation Film director

Sergio Giral (born 2 January 1937) is a Cuban-American film writer and director. He was raised in New York City, as an aspiring young painter in the days of the Beatnik generation.

In 1962, Oscar-winning cinematographer Nestor Almendros invited Giral to work together at the ICAIC (The Cuban Film Institute). It was there, after a series of shorts and documentaries, that Giral filmed a trilogy (The Other Francisco, Rancheador and Maluala) about slavery in 19th Century Cuba and the Caribbean. The Other Francisco was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Diploma.[1]

In 1991 Giral returned to the United States. He resides in Miami. Dos Veces Ana was his first feature film made in USA.

Filmography

Year English title Original title (if different)
1967 Cimarrón  
1968 Gonzalo Roig  
1973 Qué bueno canta usted  
1975 The Other Francisco El otro Francisco
1975 Rancheador  
1979 Maluala  
1981 Glass Roof Techo de vidrio
1986 Plácido  
1991 María Antonia  
1995 The Broken Image La imagen rota
2000 Chronicle of an ordinance  
2004 Al barbaro del ritmo  
2010 Dos Veces Ana  

See also

References

  1. ↑ "9th Moscow International Film Festival (1975)". MIFF. Retrieved 2013-01-05.

Sergio Giral at the Internet Movie Database


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