Humberto Solás

Humberto Solás

director, writer, producer

Humberto Solás was born on Dec 14, 1941 in Cuba. Humberto Solás's big-screen debut came with Cecilia directed by Humberto Solás in 1982.

One of the great filmmakers of revolutionary Cuba, Humberto Solás entered the film industry as a teenager, and made his first short at 18. After taking a film course at Centro Sperimentale de Cinema in Rome, he made a big impression with his 1966 medium-length fiction "Manuela", the first of many films dedicated to the Cuban woman. In 1968 his masterpiece "Lucía" won many prizes and brought him international recognition. But the so-called "parametrización" (discredit or persecution of homosexuals and other "anti-socials") during the early 70's, prevented him from making more personal films. In the 80s he had a big success with "Cecilia", followed by a big controversy due to his free adaptation (along with this longtime friend and collaborator, editor Nelson Rodríguez, and Norma Torrado, editor of documentalist Santiago Alvarez' classics "LBJ" and "Now") of "Cecilia Valdés o La loma del ángel", considered the "national novel" in Cuba. After this scandal, he proved he could make a film on time and under budget with "Amada" (co-directed with Rodríguez) and had another big hit with "Un hombre de éxito", which won first prize in the Havana and Cartagena film festivals. In 1992 he realized an old dream, when he filmed Alejo Carpentier's epic novel "El siglo de las luces" for French television.

  • Birthday

    Dec 14, 1941
  • Place of Birth

    Havana, Cuba

Awards

16 wins & 7 nominations

Washington DC Independent Film Festival
2007
Cine Latino
Winner - Special Recognition
2002
Best of Latin Cinema
Winner - Grand Jury Award
Cartagena Film Festival
2006
Barrio Cuba (2005)
Winner - OCLACC Award
2006
Best Film (Mejor Película)
Winner - OCLACC Award
1977
Best Film (Mejor Película)
Winner - Golden India Catalina
Cantata de Chile (1976)
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