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Santiago Álvarez Román (March 8, 1919 – May 20, 1998) was a Cuban filmmaker. He wrote and directed many documentaries about Cuban and American culture. His "nervous montage" technique of using "found materials," such as Hollywood movie clips, cartoons, and photographs, [1] is considered a precursor to the modern video clip .
May 20, 1998 · Santiago Álvarez Román (March 18, 1919 – May 20, 1998) was a Cuban filmmaker. He wrote and directed many documentaries about Cuban and American culture. His "nervous montage" technique of using "found materials," such as Hollywood movie clips, cartoons, and photographs, is considered a precursor to the modern video clip.
Santiago Álvarez. Director: 79 primaveras. Santiago Álvarez was born on 18 March 1919 in Cuba. He was a director and writer, known for 79 primaveras (1969), Hanoi, martes 13 (1968) and El sueño del pongo (1970). He died on 20 May 1998 in Havana, Cuba.
A filmmaker with international interests, Álvarez traveled to more than 90 countries with his camera. He bequeathed to the history of documentary filmmaking such classics as Now! (1965) – seen by some as the precursor of today’s video-clip – Ciclón (1963), Hanoi, martes 13 (1967), L.B.J. (1968) and 79 primaveras (1969), among many others.
Sep 29, 2017 · Santiago Álvarez, a prolific filmmaker at the ICAIC, has long been synonymous with this style of "urgent" Cuban cinema that helped to define a Latin American revolutionary aesthetic, both experimental and overtly political. Álvarez directed a number of classic Cuban films, and produced the well-known newsreel Noticiero ICAIC ...
Mar 15, 2022 · The first filmmaker to come to the fore, and indeed become the first Cuban filmmaker to gain international recognition, was Santiago Álvarez, who was one of the institute’s founding members.
Jul 28, 2023 · Now, 1965, would be certainly enough for Santiago Álvarez to earn his rightful place among the best Cuban documentary filmmakers of the 20th century. Many film critics and historians consider him a pioneer in formal terms. Some even say that his work is the antecedent of current video clips.
