Octavio Cortázar
Directing · Assistant Director · Director · Writer
Born Jan 19, 1935 · Havana, Cuba
Active 1961–2008
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…
Filmography
Por primera vez (1969) — Director · WriterHablando del punto cubano (1972) — Director · WriterEl brigadista (1978) — Director · WriterGuardafronteras (1980) — Director · WriterDerecho de asilo (1993) — DirectorThe Last Rumba of Papa Montero (1992) — DirectorLa ultima rumba de papa Montero (1991) — ScriptAcerca de un personaje que unos llaman San Lázaro y otros llaman Babalú (1968) — Director · WriterFor Whom Havana Dances (1963) — Assistant DirectorEnciclopedia Popular No. 3 (1961) — Director · WriterEnciclopedia Popular No. 1 (1961) — Director · Writer