Sergio Giral

Sergio Giral (2 January 1937 – 12 March 2024) 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 (The Cuban Film Institute). It was there, after a series of shorts and documentaries, that Giral filmed a trilogy (The Other Francisco, Rancheador and Maluala) 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

Year English title Original title (if different) 1967 Cimarrón 1968 Gonzalo Roig 1973 Qué bueno canta usted 1975 The Other Francisco El otro Francisco 1975 Rancheador The Slave Hunter 1979 Maluala 1981 Glass Roof Techo de vidrio 1986 Plácido 1991 María Antonia 1995 The Broken Image La imagen rota 2000 Chronicle of an ordinance 2004 Al barbaro del ritmo 2010 Dos Veces Ana