Manuel Octavio Gómez

Manuel Octavio Gómez (November 14, 1934 – January 2, 1988) was a prolific Cuban film director and writer. His 1971 film The Days of Water was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Prix FIPRESCI.

Filmography Story of a Battle (Historia de una batalla) - 1962 Cuentos del Alhambra - 1963 El encuentro - 1964 La salación - 1966 Tulipa - 1967 The First Charge of the Machete (La primera carga al machete) - 1969 The Days of Water (Los días del agua) - 1971 You Have the Floor (Ustedes tienen la palabra) - 1973 The Earth and the Sky (La tierra y el cielo) - 1976 Woman, Man, City (Una mujer, un hombre, una ciudad...) - 1978 Patakin Means Fable (¡Patakín! quiere decir ¡fábula!) - 1981 Mr. President (El señor presidente) - 1983 Gallego - 1988