Person

Sergio Giral

Directing · Born 1937-01-03

Sergio Giral (born 2 January 1937) is a Cuban-American film writer and director. He was raised in New York City, as an aspiring young painter in the days of the Beatnik generation. 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 resides in Miami. Dos Veces Ana was his first feature film made in USA.

• María Antonia

  Director

• El extraño caso de Rachel K

  Writer

• Rancheador

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  Plácido: The Blood of a Poet

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  Maluala

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  Techo de Vidrio

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  The Other Francisco

  Director

• 1990María AntoniaDirector
• 1986Plácido: The Blood of a PoetDirector
• 1981Techo de VidrioDirector
• 1979MalualaDirector
• 1979RancheadorDirector
• 1975The Other FranciscoDirector
• 1973El extraño caso de Rachel KWriter