Octavio Cortázar
- Directing
- January 19, 1935 · Havana, Cuba
- February 27, 2008
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Memória Cubana · Self
- Derecho de asilo · Director
- The Last Rumba of Papa Montero · Director
- La ultima rumba de papa Montero · Script
- Guardafronteras · Director, Writer
- El brigadista · Director, Writer
- Hablando del punto cubano · Director, Writer
- Por primera vez · Self, Director
- Acerca de un personaje que unos llaman San Lázaro y otros llaman Babalú · Director, Writer
- For Whom Havana Dances · Assistant Director
- Enciclopedia Popular No. 3 · Director, Writer
- Enciclopedia Popular No. 1 · Director, Writer