Glass Roof Sergio Giral

Sergio giral born 2 january 1937 is a cuban american film writer and director.

Glass roof sergio giral. With samuel claxton miguel gutiérrez jorge losada roberto perdomo. He was raised in new york city as an aspiring young painter in the days of the beatnik generation. Sergio giral was born in havana in 1937. He was raised in new york city as an aspiring young painter in the days of the beatnik generation.

Sergio giral born 2 january 1937 havana cuba is a cuban american filmmaker. He left cuba for the united states of america in 1991. Glass roof techo de vidrio icaic cuba 1982 maluala icaic cuba 1980. A giant of cuban cinema 2 7 2015 bfi.

Sergio giral is a renowned black cuban american film writer and director born in havana cuba from an american mother and a cuban father. Filmography dos veces ana 2008 al barbaro del ritmo. He began working for the newly founded icaic the cuban institute of film art and industry in 1961 where he went on to make a number of short films and documentaries in the 1960s and 1970s. Sergio giral nicknamed the dean of afro cuban cinema is an afro cuban filmmaker and scriptwriter who has spent most of his thirty year career to documenting afro cuban and caribbean history and culture.

In 1962 oscar winning cinematographer nestor almendros invited giral to work together at the icaic the cuban film institute. He spent his teenage years in the unites states and returned to cuba at the time of the revolution in 1959. Directed by sergio giral. Born in havana in 1937 giral began his professional life as a painter in new york city.

Giral has dedicated his cinematic work to promote a better understanding of afro cuban and afro caribbean history and culture. He was raised in new york city as an aspiring young painter in the days of the beatnick generation. Sergio giral born 2 january 1937 is a cuban american film writer and director. Glass roof glass ceiling.

In 1962 oscar winning cinematographer nestor almendros invited giral to work together at the icaic the cuban film institute. A contemporary cuban film about a woman lawyer who fights against government corruption. Barely surviving in the us he returned in 1959 at the age of 22 to witness the cuban revolution the castro led overthrow of batista s government before becoming involved at the behest of.