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.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 11, 1928
- April 16, 1996 (aged 67)
- Havana, Cuba
- Director and writer
- 3 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
What are Tomás Gutiérrez Alea's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 2
Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
A split, not a type: Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Tomás Gutiérrez Alea's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Tomás Gutiérrez Alea's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
29 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Titón: From Havana to Guantanamera, 1928-1996 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Guantanamera(1995)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Strawberry & Chocolate(1993)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Con el amor no se juega (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Contigo en la distancia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Letters from the Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Up to a Certain Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
The Survivors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
The Other Francisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
One Way or Another (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
La sexta parte del mundo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
The Last Supper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
El camino de la mirra y el incienso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
El arte del tabaco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
A Cuban Fight Against Demons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Death of a Bureaucrat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Cumbite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
The End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
The Twelve Chairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Muerte al invasor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Stories of the Revolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
General Assembly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
This Is Our Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
The Sand Dune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Il sogno de Giovanni Bassain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
A Daily Mix-up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
El Faquir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
La Caperucita Roja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
Career shape
A full career of 29 titles from 1947 to 2008.
How do Tomás Gutiérrez Alea's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 91st percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 89th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 3 titles divides audiences: 2 are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 74/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Tomás Gutiérrez Alea work with?
People who share at least 2 of Tomás Gutiérrez Alea's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Juan Carlos Tabío shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Juan Carlos TabíoShared titles: Guantanamera (1995), Strawberry & Chocolate (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Juan Carlos Tabío
Actors
- Jorge PerugorríaShared titles: Guantanamera (1995), Strawberry & Chocolate (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Jorge Perugorría
- Mirtha IbarraShared titles: Guantanamera (1995), Strawberry & Chocolate (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Mirtha Ibarra
Producers
- Camilo VivesShared titles: Guantanamera (1995), Strawberry & Chocolate (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Camilo Vives
- Frank CabreraShared titles: Guantanamera (1995), Strawberry & Chocolate (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Frank Cabrera