Santiago Álvarez

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The Servant’s Dream
6.8

The Servant’s Dream

Jan. 01, 1970

The Servant’s Dream

An ordinary man goes to work in a rich household of Peru and has a dream in which he sees his boss and himself appearing as equal in front of the ...
LBJ
6.6

LBJ

Jan. 01, 1968

LBJ

This is a montage of different images from the JFK, Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy triumphs and assassinations, all three events being ...
Hasta la Victoria Siempre
6.8

Hasta la Victoria Siempre

An obituary of Che Guevara, made in forty-eight hours to be shown at the mass meeting on the 18th October 1967 in the Plaza de la Revolucion in ...
Hanoi, Tuesday 13th
6.7

Hanoi, Tuesday 13th

Oct. 03, 1969

Hanoi, Tuesday 13th

In December 1967 a Cuban film crew led by Santiago Alvarez, the veteran polemicist, traveled to Hanoi. They shot the footage which constitutes ...
79 Springs
6.8

79 Springs

Dec. 31, 1969

79 Springs

This film memorializes the leader of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh, on the occasion of his death. It narrates the story of a life which is also the story ...
Cerro Pelado
6.8

Cerro Pelado

Jan. 01, 1966

Cerro Pelado

A ship of athletes training on the rough seas becomes a symbol of Castro’s Cuba, the games projected on the backdrop of political struggle. This ...
Now!
6.8

Now!

Jan. 01, 1965

Now!

Using morgue photos, newsreel footage, and a recording by Lena Horne, Cuban filmmaker Santiago Alvarez fired off ‘Now!’, one of the ...