Raúl Pomares

Esteban (2016)

Tiempo de Partir (2012)

Alfredo for years has dreamed of living the exciting adventures he reads in the National Geographic magazine. Now that he is an old man, he believes that his dream has failed, but one day he discovers an article that will change his mind. ...

Habanastation (2011)

Directed mainly for kids, the film speaks of a Havana that reveals two distinct faces, from the everyday life of a couple of kids. ...

Mata que Dios perdona (2006)

Set in Cuba in early 1959, although the historical context is deliberately avoided in its epic backdrop, the story follows the persecution of a poor guy who owes a few pesos to a loan shark and a thug who swear to get even with him, not so much because of ...

Hurricanes (2003)

A story of survival and triumph of the human spirit. ...

Doble Juego (2002)

A story about teenagers, their parents and teachers, the conflicts that can arise in today's Cuban society, and their solutions. The film tells the story of Matilde and Isabel, two young girls in ninth grade in the Cuban capital, who become close friends d ...

Life Is to Whistle (1998)

Three characters in present-day Havana must choose between clinging to their self-restricting beliefs, or getting rid of them to live more freely. Ballerina Mariana has promised God celibacy if she gets the role of "Giselle"; Social-worker Julia always fai ...

Love Me and You Will See... (1995)

Three crooks in Havanna plan the bankrobbery of a lifetime ...

The Elephant and The Bicycle (1994)

After two years in jail, El Isleño returns to the island of La Fe, ruled by the dictator Francisco Gavilán. He arrives with a cinematograph and exhibits "Robin Hood" to the people. The next day the bridge that communicates La Fe to the mainland has been ...

Alice in Wondertown (1991)

A biting satire about life in contemporary Cuba. Alicia, a young drama instructor, is sent to the small town of Maravillas de Noveras, which is itself an exaggerated, but very ingenious reflection of the real Cuba. Her adventures there are almost as surrea ...

Too Afraid of Life or Splat (1988)

A superstitious middle-aged woman falls in love with a taxi driver, while trying to learn the identity of the unseen person tossing eggs at her. ...

Another Woman (1986)

It reflects the transformation which a woman undergoes in the crisis of personal fulfillment that her husband is going through. In the middle of a complex process, marked by contradictions and failures, she will grow and express her independence as a human ...

Jíbaro (1985)

The first years of the Cuban Revolution characterized by social transformations and class struggles. ...

Portrait of Teresa (1979)

Teresa is overwhelmed: with a husband, three young sons, a job as a crew leader in a textile factory, and volunteer commitments as cultural leader of her union. Her husband, Ramón, believes her additional pursuits take time away from her domestic tasks an ...

The Recourse to the Method (1978)

Set in the early 1900s, this film charts the rule of a Latin American dictator as he moves from being a charming despot to a tyrannical ruler before he is finally ousted, only to die in obscurity in Paris. Early in his regime, the resources and agricultura ...

Woman, Man, City (1978)

A young sociologist returns to Nuevitas, his hometown, to investigate the transformations taking place there, brought about by the advance of the revolutionary process. Disagreeing with the way his predecessor worked, he tries to change it and discovers th ...

A Cuban Fight Against Demons (1972)

In 1672 Cuban revolutionaries launch an uprising against the Spanish who are occupying the country. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2017. ...

The Days of Water (1971)

This Cuban feature examines the circumstances arising out of a woman's claim to have seen the Virgin Mary and to have been healed by waters from a nearby stream. In an accelerating storm of cynical opportunism, her sincere beliefs are exploited by business ...

The First Charge of the Machete (1969)

Cuban peasants wield machetes in a violent uprising against Spanish authorities in the late 19th century. ...