Sergio Giral
Sergio Giral 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. It was there, after a series of shorts and documentaries, that Giral filmed a trilogy 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.
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 |
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 |