Personal Info
Gender:Unspecified
Birth Date:1935-01-19 00:00:00
Birth Place:Havana, Cuba
Known For:Directing
Death Date:2008-02-27 00:00:00
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Octavio Cortázar
Biography
Octavio Cortázar Jiménez was a Cuban film director and screenwriter. He directed twelve films between 1961 and 2005. His 1977 film The Teacher was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution.
Filmography (20)
Memória Cubana
Role: Self (archive footage)2010
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Acerca de un personaje que unos llaman San Lázaro y otros llaman Babalú
director1968
Guardafronteras
writer1980
Guardafronteras
director1980
Enciclopedia Popular No. 1
writer1961
Enciclopedia Popular No. 1
director1961
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The Last Rumba of Papa Montero
director1992
Derecho de asilo
director1993
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Hablando del punto cubano
writer1972
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Hablando del punto cubano
director1972
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Acerca de un personaje que unos llaman San Lázaro y otros llaman Babalú
writer1968
Enciclopedia Popular No. 3
director1961
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La ultima rumba de papa Montero
script1991
Por primera vez
writer1969
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El brigadista
writer1978
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El brigadista
director1978
Por primera vez
director1969
Por primera vez
Role: Himself1969
For Whom Havana Dances
assistant director1963
Enciclopedia Popular No. 3
writer1961