Octavio Cortázar Jiménez (19 January 1935 – 27 February 2008) was 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 directed twelve films between 1961 and 2005. His 1977 film '' The Teacher'' was entered into the

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, where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution. His 1981 film ''

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'' was entered into the

12th Moscow International Film Festival The 12th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 21 July 1981. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Brazilian film '' O Homem que Virou Suco'' directed by João Batista de Andrade, the Vietnamese film '' The Abandoned Field: Free ...

. Cortázar died of a heart attack while visiting Madrid on 27 February 2008 at the age of 73.Fallece el cineasta Octavio Cortázar
(in Spanish)

Selected filmography

* '' For the First Time'' (1967) * '' The Teacher'' (1977) * ''

'' (1981) * ''

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'' (1992)

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* 1935 births 2008 deaths Cuban film directors Cuban male screenwriters 20th-century Cuban screenwriters {{cuba-film-director-stub