Sergio Giral(1937-2024)
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Sergio Giral is an American citizen born in Havana, Cuba out of a Cuban
father and American mother. He was raised in New York until returned to
Cuba at the times of the Revolution in 1960. He began working for The
Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry, in 1961. He went
on to make a number of short films,documentaries and features. With
more than 30 years of experience as a film director and scriptwriter,
Giral has dedicated most of his films to acknowledge Afro-Cuban
and Caribbean history and culture. His famous trilogy depicting
historical considerations on 19th century slavery in Cuba and the
Caribbean have achieved numerous awards and recognitions around the
world. Sergio Giral return to United States in 1991.
