Manuel Pérez (born 19 November 1939) is a Cuban

film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...

and

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

. He has directed seven films since 1961. His 1973 thriller

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

The Man from Maisinicu ''The Man from Maisinicu'' () is a 1973 Cuban thriller drama film directed by Manuel Pérez (director), Manuel Pérez. It was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where Sergio Corrieri won the award for Best Actor. Cast * Mar ...

'' was entered into the

8th Moscow International Film Festival The 8th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 10 to 23 July 1973. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Soviet film '' That Sweet Word: Liberty!'' directed by Vytautas Žalakevičius and the Bulgarian film '' Affection'' directed by ...

where it won a Special Mention. His 1977 film '' Río Negro'' was entered into the

10th Moscow International Film Festival The 10th Moscow International Film Festival was held 7–21 July 1977. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Hungarian film ''The Fifth Seal'' directed by Zoltán Fábri, the Spanish film '' El puente'' directed by Juan Antonio Bardem and the Sov ...

where it won the Special Prize.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1973) * '' Río Negro'' (1977) * '' Che Guevara: Where You'd Never Imagine Him'' (2004)

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* 1939 births Living people Cuban film directors Cuban screenwriters Cuban male screenwriters Mass media people from Havana {{Cuba-film-director-stub