Fernando Pérez

Known for DirectingBorn 1944-11-19 (age 81)Havana, Cuba

Fernando Pérez Valdés (born November 19, 1944; Havana) is a Cuban film director and writer, with a degree in Hispanic Language and Literature from the University of Havana. He has taught Film Appreciation and Film History courses at the International Film School of San Antonio de los Baños. Since 1962 he has been linked to cinema, first as a production assistant and then as an assistant director. In 1975 he debuted as a documentary filmmaker, also making numerous editions of the Latin American ICAIC News. He began his career as a feature film director in 1987 with Clandestinos, a film that would earn him great recognition from national and international critics. Throughout his career he has received numerous awards at different festivals both in Cuba and abroad, being awarded with the National Film Award in 2007. He was also awarded the Casa de las Américas Prize for his book Correspondents of War.Read more

Movies & web series

Nelsito's World

Living Dangerously

Suite Habana

Madagascar

Defiant Souls

José Martí, the Eye of the Canary

Last Days in Havana

Life Is to Whistle

Hello Hemingway

Madrigal

Culpa

The Angry Cid

Rodar en Cuba

The Wall of Words

Titón: From Havana to Guantanamera, 1928-1996

Memória Cubana

Puerto Rico