Santiago Álvarez Filmes

  • 1977
    My Brother, Fidel

    My Brother, Fidel

    My Brother, Fidel

    5.21977HD

    Follows the Cuban leader into the home of a 93 year old acquaintance of Jose Marti, who is now blind and who takes the duration of the film to...

    My Brother, Fidel
  • 1965
    Solidaridad Cuba y Vietnam

    Solidaridad Cuba y Vietnam

    Solidaridad Cuba y Vietnam

    01965HD

    Short documentary on the solidarity of the Cuban people with Vietnam during the war against the United States.

    Solidaridad Cuba y Vietnam
  • 1970
    Piedra sobre piedra

    Piedra sobre piedra

    Piedra sobre piedra

    01970HD

    Documentary about the earthquake that devastated the Yungai area on May 31, 1970, which killed more than 40,000 Peruvians.

    Piedra sobre piedra
  • 1962
    Muerte al invasor

    Muerte al invasor

    Muerte al invasor

    5.31962HD

    Produced by ICAIC in the wake of the Bay of Pigs invasion, "Muerte al invasor" chronicles the three days of fighting at Playa Girón,...

    Muerte al invasor
  • 1976
    Maputo meridiano novo

    Maputo meridiano novo

    Maputo meridiano novo

    01976HD

    Maputo meridiano novo
  • 1937
    Towards Unity and Victory

    Towards Unity and Victory

    Towards Unity and Victory

    61937HD

    Political propaganda film made during the Spanish Civil War.

    Towards Unity and Victory
  • 1973
    And Heaven Was Taken by Storm

    And Heaven Was Taken by Storm

    And Heaven Was Taken by Storm

    61973HD

    A chronicle of Fidel Castro's two-month tour of ten East European and African nations in mid-1972.

    And Heaven Was Taken by Storm
  • 1974
    The Four Bridges

    The Four Bridges

    The Four Bridges

    01974HD

    Filmed in Cuba, a documentary about communism in Cuba

    The Four Bridges
  • 1973
    The Tiger Leaps and Kills, But It Will Die... It Will Die...

    The Tiger Leaps and Kills, But It Will Die... It Will Die...

    The Tiger Leaps and Kills, But It Will Die... It Will Die...

    6.41973HD

    An obituary for Victor Jara, the Chilean folksinger who was murdered in a football stadium by the military junta during the days of the September...

    The Tiger Leaps and Kills, But It Will Die... It Will Die...
  • 1983
    Biografía de un carnaval

    Biografía de un carnaval

    Biografía de un carnaval

    01983HD

    Short documentary recounting the history of the Santiago de Cuba carnival.

    Biografía de un carnaval
  • 1975
    The First Delegate

    The First Delegate

    The First Delegate

    51975HD

    The short film El primer delegado (The First Delegate), made by a group of ICAIC directors, recounts the moments in which José Martí...

    The First Delegate
  • 1972
    I Am a Son of America

    I Am a Son of America

    I Am a Son of America

    51972HD

    Recollections of Fidel Castro's visit to Chile on November, 1971, and of the historical imperialist exploitation of Latin America.

    I Am a Son of America
  • 1989
    Historia de una Plaza

    Historia de una Plaza

    Historia de una Plaza

    01989HD

    Historia de una Plaza
  • 1999
    Accelerated Under-Development: In the Idiom of Santiago Alvarez

    Accelerated Under-Development: In the Idiom of Santiago Alvarez

    Accelerated Under-Development: In the Idiom of Santiago Alvarez

    51999HD

    A portrait of the great radical Cuban film maker Santiago Alvarez.

    Accelerated Under-Development: In the Idiom of Santiago Alvarez
  • 1972
    Che

    Che

    Che

    01972HD

    Documentary reflecting upon the life and legacy of Ernesto "Che" Guevara.

    Che
  • 1968
    Noticiero ICAIC Latinoamericano, No. 422

    Noticiero ICAIC Latinoamericano, No. 422

    Noticiero ICAIC Latinoamericano, No. 422

    01968HD

    In September 1968, Fidel Castro comments on the suppression of the Prague Spring in surprisingly critical terms. He opens his thunderous speech with...

    Noticiero ICAIC Latinoamericano, No. 422
  • 1960
    Noticiero ICAIC Latinoamericano

    Noticiero ICAIC Latinoamericano

    Noticiero ICAIC Latinoamericano

    01960HD

    Documenting news all over Latin America.

    Noticiero ICAIC Latinoamericano
  • 1966
    Año 7 (Noticiero No. 290)

    Año 7 (Noticiero No. 290)

    Año 7 (Noticiero No. 290)

    01966HD

    News report on the seven years of the Cuban Revolution.

    Año 7 (Noticiero No. 290)
  • 1969
    Take-Off at 18:00 Hours

    Take-Off at 18:00 Hours

    Take-Off at 18:00 Hours

    01969HD

    This film confronts the failures of the Cuban economy, although it is made in a Guevara-like spirit of moral exhortation rather than criticism.

    Take-Off at 18:00 Hours
  • 1971
    ¿Cómo, por qué y para qué se asesina un general?

    ¿Cómo, por qué y para qué se asesina un general?

    ¿Cómo, por qué y para qué se asesina un general?

    51971HD

    Documentary short about the death of Chilean general René Schneider by the CIA, following the election of Salvador Allende as president of the...

    ¿Cómo, por qué y para qué se asesina un general?