Camilo Vives (c. 1942 – March 14, 2013) was a

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. He produced more than forty Cuban films during his career, including '' Lucía'', released in 1968, and ''

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Strawberry and Chocolate ''Strawberry and Chocolate'' ( es, Fresa y chocolate) is a 1993 internationally co-produced film, directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea and Juan Carlos Tabío, based on the short story "The Wolf, The Forest and the New Man" (in Spanish, ''El Lobo, e ...

'') in 1994. Vives joined the Instituto Cubano del Arte y la Industria Cinematográficos (ICAIC), the state-controlled film arm of the Cuban government, which had been established in 1959 following the Cuban Revolution. He became head of the ICAIC's production studios during the 1970s. In 2001, he was promoted to head of the International Production division of the ICAIC. Vives produced films by

n and Spanish

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

s. His credits with Cuban directors included '' Lucía'', '' Miel para Oshun'' and ''

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'' for director

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; and ''

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'' in 1998 and ''

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'' in 2003 for director '' Fernando Pérez''. Vives frequently collaborated with Cuban director the late Cuban filmmaker Tomás Gutiérrez Alea. Their films include ''

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'' in 1976, ''

'' in 1994, and '' Guantanamera'' in 1995. In 2004, Vives produced '' Tres veces dos'', which marked the debut of three Cuban film directors -

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, Lester Hamlet and Esteban Garcia Insausti. He also produced the 2005 Spanish-Cuban film, ''

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'', directed by

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. Vives died on March 14, 2013, at the age of 71.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vives, Camilo 1940s births 2013 deaths Cuban film producers People from Havana