Fernando Pérez
One of Cuba's most acclaimed filmmakers, Fernando PÉREZ (1944, Havana, Cuba), studied Language and Spanish Literature at the University of Havana. He worked with the ICAIC (Cuban Art and Film Institute) and subsequently as an assistant director. Pérez has made films (mainly documentaries) since 1975, but it was not until Madagascar (1994) that he gained significant international recognition.
Filmography
(selection) Crónica de la victória (1975, short doc), Cascos blancos (1975, short), Siembro viento en mi ciudad (1978, short doc), Sábado rojo (1978), Omara (1983, short doc), Clandestinos (1988), Hello Hemingway (1990), Madagascar (1995), La vida es silbar/Life Is to Whistle (1998), Suite Habana/Havana Suite (2003, doc)