Octavio Cortázar
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 19, 1935, Havana, Cuba
- Died
- February 27, 2008
- Movies
- 11
Octavio Cortázar Jiménez was a Cuban film director and screenwriter. He directed twelve films between 1961 and 2005. His 1977 film The Teacher was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2010 | Memória Cubana | Self (archive footage) |
| 1969 | Por primera vez | Himself |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1993 | Derecho de asilo | Director |
| 1992 | The Last Rumba of Papa Montero | Director |
| 1980 | Guardafronteras | Director, Writer |
| 1978 | El brigadista | Director, Writer |
| 1972 | Hablando del punto cubano | Director, Writer |
| 1969 | Por primera vez | Director, Writer |
| 1968 | Acerca de un personaje que unos llaman San Lázaro y otros llaman Babalú | Director, Writer |
| 1961 | Enciclopedia Popular No. 3 | Director, Writer |
| 1961 | Enciclopedia Popular No. 1 | Director, Writer |
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