Sergio Giral (2 January 1937 – 12 March 2024) was a Cuban-American film writer and director. He was born in Cuba to parents Antonio and Plácida, and raised in New York City, as an aspiring young painter in the days of the Beatnik generation.
Sergio Giral | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 January 1937 |
| Died | 12 March 2024 (aged 87) Bay Harbor Island, U.S. |
| Nationality | Cuban-American |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Known for | The Other Francisco |
In 1962, Oscar-winning cinematographer Nestor Almendros invited Giral to work together at the ICAIC (The Cuban Film Institute). It was there, after a series of shorts and documentaries, that Giral filmed a trilogy (The Other Francisco, Rancheador and Maluala) about slavery in 19th Century Cuba and the Caribbean. The Other Francisco was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Diploma.[1]
In 1991 Giral returned to the United States. He resided in Miami. Dos veces Ana was his first feature film made in USA. Giral died on 12 March 2024, at the age of 87.[2]
Filmography
edit| Year | English title | Original title (if different) |
| 1967 | Cimarrón | |
| 1968 | Gonzalo Roig | |
| 1973 | Qué bueno canta usted | |
| 1975 | The Other Francisco | El otro Francisco |
| 1975 | Rancheador | The Slave Hunter |
| 1979 | Maluala | |
| 1981 | Glass Roof | Techo de vidrio |
| 1986 | Plácido | |
| 1991 | María Antonia | |
| 1995 | The Broken Image | La imagen rota |
| 2000 | Chronicle of an ordinance | |
| 2004 | Al barbaro del ritmo | |
| 2010 | Dos Veces Ana |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "9th Moscow International Film Festival (1975)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ "Director Sergio Giral, Key Figure of Afro-Cuban Cinema, Passes Away at 87". Cinema Tropical. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
External links
editSergio Giral at IMDb
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