Sergio Giral


Sergio Giral 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.
In 1962, Oscar-winning cinematographer Nestor Almendros invited Giral to work together at the ICAIC. It was there, after a series of shorts and documentaries, that Giral filmed a trilogy 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.
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.

Filmography

YearEnglish titleOriginal title
1967Cimarrón
1968Gonzalo Roig
1973Qué bueno canta usted
1975The Other FranciscoEl otro Francisco
1975RancheadorThe Slave Hunter
1979Maluala
1981Glass RoofTecho de vidrio
1986Plácido
1991María Antonia
1995The Broken ImageLa imagen rota
2000Chronicle of an ordinance
2004Al barbaro del ritmo
2010Dos Veces Ana