Actor

Fernando Pérez

Directing

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Movies: 17Series: 0Crew credits: 14

TMDB ID: 932403

IMDb ID: nm0702148

Known for: Directing

Born: November 19, 1944

Age: 81

Place of birth: Havana, Cuba

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1962 - 2023

Years active: 62

Average TMDB rating: 7.6

Wikidata: Q329151

Also known as

Fernando Pérez Valdés

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Director (12)Special Effects (2)

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Biography

Fernando Pérez Valdés (born November 19, 1944; Havana) is a Cuban film director and writer, with a degree in Hispanic Language and Literature from the University of Havana. He has taught Film Appreciation and Film History courses at the International Film School of San Antonio de los Baños. Since 1962 he has been linked to cinema, first as a production assistant and then as an assistant director. In 1975 he debuted as a documentary filmmaker, also making numerous editions of the Latin American ICAIC News. He began his career as a feature film director in 1987 with Clandestinos, a film that would earn him great recognition from national and international critics. Throughout his career he has received numerous awards at different festivals both in Cuba and abroad, being awarded with the National Film Award in 2007. He was also awarded the Casa de las Américas Prize for his book Correspondents of War.