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Octavio Cortázar

Octavio Cortázar

Director · Born 1935-01-19 · Havana, Cuba

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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.

Directed

  1. Por primera vez (1969) — Director
  2. El brigadista (1978) — Director
  3. The Last Rumba of Papa Montero (1992) — Director
  4. Derecho de asilo (1993) — Director
  5. Hablando del punto cubano (1972) — Director
  6. Acerca de un personaje que unos llaman San Lázaro y otros llaman Babalú (1968) — Director
  7. Enciclopedia Popular No. 3 (1961) — Director
  8. Enciclopedia Popular No. 1 (1961) — Director
  9. Guardafronteras (1980) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. Por primera vez (1969) — Himself
  2. Memória Cubana (2010) — Self (archive footage)