Fernando Pérez
An image from Last Days in Havana, one of the productions that also features Fernando Pérez.
Fernando Pérez

Fernando Pérez

November 19, 1944 — Havana, Cuba

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.

The Longest Day

The Longest Day

1962

Suite Habana

Suite Habana

2003

Defiant Souls

Defiant Souls

2019

Last Days in Havana

Last Days in Havana

2016

Living Dangerously

Living Dangerously

1987

Madagascar

Madagascar

1995

Life Is to Whistle

Life Is to Whistle

1998

Hello Hemingway

Hello Hemingway

1990