Alejandro Pérez Gómez

Alejandro Pérez is a cinematographer, filmmaker, and cameraman for film, television, and video, and a Cuban photographer. His artistic productions have been very well received by specialized critics. Alejandro Pérez has more than 400 clips to his credit and is today known worldwide.

A tireless seeker of stories, with a curious camera and a special way of grasping details, Alejandro Pérez has become a necessary reference point within the history of Cuban audiovisual media. Always grateful to the Lucas Project, this artist constantly recalls his professional journey through the Film Studios of the Revolutionary Armed Forces, the time he worked at the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry.

He never thought of becoming a cameraman: he studied teaching and taught natural sciences classes for several years in an elementary school in East Havana.

Later, he took a cameraman course. Until then the world of audiovisual media was something unknown to him and caught his attention like any other person. He did not feel any special inclination, nor did he have any background in his family.

After completing the course, he was a war correspondent in Cuito Cuanavale and covered the massive invasion that Cuba carried out in the final moments. His memory of that time is not the best; in Angola, his friends and very young people died.

Upon returning to Cuba, he graduated in Cinematography from the Faculty of Audiovisual Communication Media of the Superior Institute of Art. He is a graduate of teaching and the Faculty of Audiovisual Communication Media of the Superior Institute of Art, specializing in Cinematography.

His professional work, which places him at the forefront in the field of contemporary photography for film and television, includes feature films, shorts and fiction series, documentaries, video clips, commercials and music videos as a photographer, etc.

Specialized in photography, he went through all aspects related to photography until reaching direction, but he still takes the camera in hand when necessary, as happened recently when filming the clip for "Súbeme la radio" by Enrique Iglesias.

He has given lectures and has accompanied the young generation of filmmakers who have started in Cuban audiovisual media thanks to digital technologies.

Member of the National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC) and the Association of Cuban Photography Authors (ACF).

Television Series
1998 "The Legend of Lightning". Dir. Julio Martínez. TV Cubana 80 episodes of 30 min. Cinematographer (Caracol Photography Award)
1989 "The Buried Pot". Dir. Danilo Lejardi. Trimagen Productions. Cuba. 21 episodes of 27 min. Camera Operator

Fiction
He has been cinematographer or camera operator for numerous films and shorts, including:

2013
Boccaccerías Habaneras. Dir. Arturo Soto. Feature Fiction
2012
Conducta. Dir. Ernesto Darana. Feature Fiction
2009
Habanastation. Dir. Yan Padrón. Feature Fiction
2008
The Mole's Lair. Dir. Alfredo Ureta. Feature Fiction
Long Distance. Dir. Esteban Insausti. Feature Fiction
2007
Uncle Facundo. USA, Mexico Co-production. Dir. Alejandro Cachou
2006
The Absence. Dir. Alfredo Ureta. Feature Fiction
Homosapiens. Dir. Eduardo del Llano. Fiction Short.
Photoshop. Dir. Eduardo del Llano. Fiction Short.
2005
Bembe. Dir. Luis González. Spanish Fiction Short
Sex. Dir. Eduardo del Llano. Fiction Short
2004
Viva Cuba. France, Cuba. 1.30 min. Dir. Juan Carlos Cremata. Grand Prize Junior Cannes. Photography Award VIII ICARO Festival and Festival Caracol
Habana Blues Spain, ICAIC. 1.30 min. Dir. Benito Zambrano, Camera.
2003
"Red Light". Dir. Esteban Insausti. ICAIC 27 min.
2002
"Blue Blues 2". Dir. Rolando Chiong. TVC. Tele Play 57 min.
"Santa Camila of Old Havana". Dir. Belkis Vega. TVC. 1.30 min.
"I'm Your Me". Rolando Chiong. TVC. Tele-Play 57 min.
2001
"Blue Blues". Rolando Chiong. TVC. Tele-Play 57 min.
"Yarini". Padilla. TVC. Tele-Play 57 min.
"Warehouse of the Worlds". Armando Arencibia. 20 min. Short 30 min.
2000
"Tulipa". Rolando Chiong. TVC. Tele-Play 57 min.
"Pipepa". Dir. Padilla. TVC. Tele-Play 57 min.
1999
"Little Death, a Love Story". Dir. Luis Vidal. Spanish Fiction Short 30 min. (Photography Award).
1997
"Third Worlder" Icaic-TF1 France 90 min. Camera Operator
"Villa Vanilla" Icaic-TF1 France 3 Chapters of 57 min each Camera Operator
"Dream Hunters". Belkis Vegas. 20 min. Cinematography (Caracol Photography Award).
1986
"Letters" Trimagen 12 Min. Short
"Vertical Love". Dir. Arturo Soto. Icaic-Pandora 120 min.
1993
"Circle of Death". Dir. Belkis Vegas. Trimagen 27 min. Short
1991
"Heavy Subject". Dir. Alejandro Gil. Trimagen 27 min. Short
"Enigma". Belkis Vegas. Trimagen 27 min. Short
1990
"Nostalgia" Trimagen 12 Min. Short

Documentaries
2007
Eusebio. Spain Mexico Co-production 57 min. Cinematography
Estrella Dam. 16 mm. Cinematography
2006
Van Van. Dir. Yan Padrón. 90 min. Cinematography
2004
AIDS. Dir. Belkis Vega. Cinematography
1996
"Diana" Trimagen 15 min. Cinematography
1995
"Jewish Toledo". Belkis Vegas. Spanish TV. 52 min. Cinematography
1994
"Raúl Martínez Dir. Puri. TVC. 52 min. Cinematography
1993
"Fighting". Dir. Bernan. Australian Documentary 52 min. Cinematography
"From Dream to Poetry". Dir. Belkis Vegas. Uneac-Trimagen. Cinematography
1992
"Always Hope" Trimagen. Cinematography
"The Hour of Light". Dir. Belkis Vegas. 15 min. Trimagen (Photography Award)
1990
"Cuba Angola and South Africa After the War" Dir. Estela Bravo. Channel 4 England
"Give Me Your Hand" 52 min. Trimagen Cinematography
"For Life" 15 min. Trimagen Cinematography
1987
"At the End of This Journey" 15 min. Trimagen Cinematography
1985
"Awakening to Life". Dir. Alejandro Pérez. 15 min. Trimagen Cinematography

Music Videos

2015
Omi, Shaking the Floor. Direction and Cinematography
Gente de Zona feat Marc Anthony La Gozadera. Direction and Cinematography
Enrique Iglesias feat Yandel, Juan Magan, Day and Night. Direction and Cinematography
Enrique Iglesias feat Pitbull, Let me be your, Direction and Cinematography
2014
Marc Anthony, Pale Flower, Direction and Cinematography
Leslie Grace feat Fat Joe, No One Like You, Direction and Cinematography
Enrique Iglesias, Sean Paul, Descemer, GZ. Dancing. Direction and Cinematography
Enrique Iglesias, Descemer, Gente de Zona, Dancing. Direction and Cinematography
Ivette Cepeda. I Raised My Voice. Direction and Cinematography
Lany, I Know. Direction and Cinematography
Mr. Yordan, lalalalala. Direction and Cinematography
Baby Lores feat Insurrecto, Friend, Direction and Cinematography
El Micha. Bla, Bla, Bla. Direction and Cinematography
2013
Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona. Dancing. Direction and Cinematography
Baby Lores, I Will Sing, Direction and Cinematography
Baby Lores and Thaira, Imagine That I Am, Direction and Cinematography
Luis Enrique, Lose Control, Direction and Cinematography
Descemer Bueno feat Omi, Her. Direction and Cinematography
King Angelo, A Party in Vedado. Direction and Cinematography
Baby Lores feat Thaira, Imagine That I Am, Direction and Cinematography
Band of Bitches, Mambo on Trumpet for You, Direction and Cinematography
Thaira feat Mr. Jordan, Daddy is Crazy, Direction and Cinematography
Shamela, What Will Become of Love, Direction and Cinematography
2012
Baby Lores, Boom Boom. Direction and Cinematography
Insurrecto, 7 Women, Direction and Cinematography
Gente De Zona, Jump Out of the Pan, Direction and Cinematography
Descemer Bueno, Your Lights Over Me, Direction and Cinematography
Baby Lores and Descemer Bueno, I Would Like to Return. Direction and Cinematography
Nico, Latinities, Direction and Cinematography.
2011
Shamela, What Will Become of Love. Direction and Cinematography
El Micha, I Want Them to Know. Direction and Cinematography
Issac Delgado and Gente de Zona, We Are Cuba. Direction and Cinematography
Baby Lores, The Baseball Player's Woman, Direction and Cinematography
Maylu Madama Butterfly. Direction and Cinematography
El Micha, With Money and Cocky. Direction and Cinematography
2010
Boneless Olive, Blows. Cinematography
Bonny and Kelly, Arrow. Cinematography
Patricio Amaro, Sweet Madness. Cinematography
Sixth Sense, Angry Boy. Direction and Cinematography Alejandro Pérez
Sixth Sense, Peasant. Direction and Cinematography Alejandro Pérez
Baby Lores, We No Longer Make Love. Direction and Cinematography Alejandro Pérez
2009
Aina Brown, Love My Tonight. Direction and Cinematography Alejandro Pérez
Baby Lores and Roldán (Orishas). Tell Me What Else. Direction and Cinematography Alejandro Pérez
Neon Lights. What the Hell. Direction and Cinematography Alejandro Pérez
Geraldo Alfonso. Cafeteria. Dir. Alfredo Ureta. Cinematography Alejandro Pérez
Aina Brown, Direction and Cinematography Alejandro Pérez
Baby Lores. I Believe. Direction and Cinematography Alejandro Pérez
2008
D NASH. In the Middle of the Street. Cinematography. Alejandro Pérez
D NASH. Come On, Cinematography. Alejandro Pérez
D NASH. Beloved. Cinematography, Alejandro Pérez
Patricio Amaro. Dir. Yusnel Suárez. Cinematography Alejandro Pérez
Dayani Lozano. Acrylic. Dir. Yusnel Suárez. Cinematography Alejandro Pérez
2007
Eddy K. Total Blackout. Cinematography
Bea Bronchal. Cinematography.
Bea Bronchal. Cinematography.
Miguel. Cinematography
2006
Los Tres de la Habana and Eddy K. Cinematography
Charanga Habanera and Eddy K. Cinematography
Guarapo. The Ugly One. Cinematography.
Wuarapo. Cinematography
Niurka. Cinematography
Yoel, Omara Portuondo. Freedom. Dir. Yoel Guilian. Cinematography
JJMC. Dir. Conrado Martínez. 16 mm. Cinematography
Isis. Dir. Alfredo Ureta. Cinematography.
Samplin. Hotel California. Dir. Yan Padrón. Cinematography
Yoli. Dir. Yusnel Suárez. Cinematography
Adriana. Dir. Conrado Martínez. 16 mm. Cinematography
Celin. Dir. Yoel Guilian. Cinematography
Everything Mixed. The Skinny One. Dir. Yusnel Suárez. Cinematography
Rodrigo Fernández. Dir. Conrado Martínez. 16 mm. Cinematography
Pelusa. Dir. Conrado Martínez. 16 mm. Cinematography
Patricio Amaro. Losing You. Dir. Tomás Mina. Cinematography
Mamita Floo. Dir. Yusnel Suárez. Cinematography.
Buena Fe, More Than That. Dir. Yan Padrón. Cinematography
Dante. Dir. Yoel Guilian. Cinematography
Will. Dir. Yusnel Suárez. Cinematography
Acento Latino. Dir. Yoel Guilian. Cinematography
Spark. Dir. Joel Guilian. Cinematography
David Blanco. Dir. Alfredo Ureta. Lie to Me. Cinematography
Buena Fe. I Keep Falling. Dir. Yan Padrón. Cinematography
Sampli. Tight But Relaxed. Dir. Yan Padrón. Cinematography
Impact. Fuacata. Dir. Vilco Cuervo. Cinematography
Pedro Calvo. Marilú. Dir. Yusnel Suárez. Cinematography
Maraca. Dir. Arturo Santana. It's Me. Cinematography
Pedrito Camacho and His Clan. It's Not My Fault. Dir. Yusnel Suárez. Cinematography
Eddy K. Dir. Yimi Maslo. Cinematography
Clan 537. Little Red Riding Hood. Dir. Julio Cesar Leal. Ismar Rodríguez. Cinematography
Clan 537. Women. Dir. Julio Cesar Leal. Ismar Rodríguez. Cinematography
Made in Cuba. Look at Her Provoking Me. Dir. Julio Cesar Leal, Ismar Rodríguez. Cinematography
Clan 537. Hey. Dir. Julio César Leal. Ismar Rodríguez. Cinematography
Clan 537. Let Her Go. Henry. Cinematography
Miguel Saes. Where Were You. Dir. Yusnel Suárez. Cinematography
Miguel Saes. Show Business. Dir. Yusnel Suárez. Cinematography
Miguel Saes. If It Hurts Suffer. Dir. Yusnel Suárez. Cinematography
Miguel Saes. Forget Her. Dir. Yusnel Suárez. Cinematography
2005
Bárbara Grave. Dir. Yusnel Suárez. That's How I Am. Cinematography
Diego Gutiérrez. Dir. Yan Padrón. Cinematography
Bea Bronchal. Dir. Yusnel Suárez. Trapped in Your Heart. Cinematography
Bea Bronchal. Dir. Yusnel Suárez. Without You. Cinematography
Coral. Dir. Yusnel Suárez. Shedding Petals at Dawn. Cinematography
Cora. Dir. Yusnel Suárez. Beyond You. Cinematography
Polo Montañés. Dir. Alfredo Ureta Beloved Love. Cinematography
Francisco Céspedes. Dir. Arturo Santana. Crossing Destiny. Cinematography
Son de sol. Dir. Arturo Santana. Spain. Cinematography
Ernan López Nussa. Dir. Yan Padrón. Cinematography
Charanga Habanera. Dir. Julio Cesar Leal. Ismar Rodríguez. Cinematography
Santiago Feliú. Cinematography
Adalberto Álvarez. Dir. Yan Padrón. Cinematography
Haila. Dir. Alfredo Ureta. Who Was It. Cinematography
Vania. Dir. Alfredo Ureta. Cinematography.
Wuarapo. Dir. Alfredo Ureta. Cinematography
Leyanis López. Dir. Alfredo Ureta. Cinematography.
Miguel Sáez. Feel It. Dir. Yusnel Suárez. Cinematography
Miguel Sáez. Obsession. Dir. Yusnel Suárez. Cinematography
Yuli. Crazy About You. Dir. César Antonio. Cinematography
2004
Bea. Dir. Yusnel Suárez. Cinematography.
Bea. Dir. Yusnel Suárez. Outlaw. Cinematography.
Arnaldo and His Talisman. Dir. Yamil Mayor. Little Light. Cinematography
Buena Fe. Dir. Alfredo Ureta. Cinematography
Dayani Dir. Yamil Mayor. Cinematography
"Rojita. Moon Spell". Dir. Alejandro Pérez, Tomás Mina. Cinematography
"Buena Fe". Dir. Alfredo Ureta. Proposal. Cinematography
"Gardy". Dir. Arturo Santana. If It Weren't for You. Cinematography
"Arnaldo and His Talisman". Dir. Yamil Mayor Ceballo. Cinematography
"D. Xero. Rise and Walk". Dir. Alfredo Ureta. Cinematography
"Hard Currency". Dir. Nasiri Lugo. Full Moon. Cinematography
"Buena Fe". Dir. Alfredo Ureta. At Your Feet. Cinematography
2003
"Climax". Dir. Julio César Leal. Ismar Rodríguez. Cinematography
"Like Women". Dir. Arturo Santana. Polito Ibáñez.
"Something". Liuba María Hevia. Dir. Pepe Hevia. Cinematography
"Boneless Olive". Dir. Arturo Santana. Cinematography
"Come Back". Colaíto. Dir. Alejandro Pérez and photographer
"In Love". Dir. Arturo Santana" Carlos Manuel. Cinematography
2002
"My Faith". Yoly Dir. Arturo Santana. Cinematography
"Don't Play With My Loneliness". Buena Fe. Dir. Arturo Santana. Cinematography
"Like a Ghost" Strange Heart. Dir. Arturo Santana. Cinematography
2001
"The Ugly One" Liuba María Hevia. Dir. Pepe Hevia. Video. Cinematography
"Total Discharge" Maraca. 35 mm. Dir. Yimi Maslo. Cinematography
"Yesterday's and Today's Music". Dir. Manolito Iglesia. Sara González. Video. Cinematography
2000
"Mystic 2 ORISHAS. Dir. Alejandro Pérez Video. Director
"Like a Sprite" Dir. Yamil Mayor Video. Cinematography (Lucas Photography Award)
1999
"No Longer Needed" Bamboleo. Dir. Jimmy Maslo. Cinematography (Lucas Photography Award)
"Sarandonga" Sonora Sonora. Dir. Jimmy Maslo. 35 mm. Cinematography.
1998 "How to Have Fun in Havana". Dir. Yimi Maslo Rolo Martínez 35 mm. Cinematography
"Ula-Ula" Baculeye. Dir. Yimi Maslo. 35 mm. Cinematography
1997
"Forever Comandante" Camera. 35 mm.
"Circulate" Bamboleo Dir. Jorge Fuentes. 35 mm. Cinematography
"Sounding" Maracas. Dir. Yimi Maslo 35 m.m Cinematography
"Blen-Blen" Edesio Alejandro. 35 mm. Cinematography.
"My Charango Violin". Dir. Yimi Enrique Álvarez and Alfredo de La Fe. 35 mm. Cinematography.
"Get Sharp" Mixed Art. Dir. Jorge Fuentes. 35 mm. Cinematography.
1996
"Idyll" Laito. Dir. Jorge Fuentes. Right Now 35 mm. Cinematography.

DVD
2014
Ivette Cepeda, Country. Direction and Cinematography
2008
Anatomy of Havana. Dir. Yusnel Suárez. Cinematography
2006
Van Van. Dir. Yan Padrón. Cinematography
2005
Pablo Milanés Live Concert. Cinematography
Bamboleo and Manolito and His Trabuco Live Concert Dir. Yan Padrón. Cinematography
2004
Giraldo Piloto Live Concert. Dir. Yusnel Suárez. Cinematography

Awards and Recognition
He has received awards in prestigious national and international competitions and festivals. He has worked with important national and international artists. In recent editions of the Lucas Awards, he has achieved success in the roles of director and cinematographer and has gained international renown thanks to the success of the music video Dancing (with Spanish artist Enrique Iglesias). His professional trajectory was recognized at the gala of the Popularity Awards Between You and Me, held on April 18, 2015 at the Lázaro Peña theater in the Cuban capital.

"Dancing" was the first of a chain of international successes directed by Alejandro Pérez. When Enrique Iglesias saw the video that Alejandro had made for Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona, he immediately called the Cuban director and asked him if he wanted to make a similar video with the same song.

"Dancing" opened the doors of the international market for Alejandro Pérez. The song was a total success, and today it is one of the most-watched videos in YouTube history.

Among Alejandro Pérez's most-viewed videos on YouTube are, of course, "Dancing" by Descemer Bueno, Gente de Zona and Enrique Iglesias, "La Gozadera" by Gente de Zona and Marc Anthony, "Heart Aches" by Enrique Iglesias and Wisin, and "Traitor" by Gente de Zona and Puerto Rican Marc Anthony.

Furthermore, Alejandro has worked in cinema with many recognized Cuban filmmakers. He was cinematographer for the film Viva Cuba, Esteban, and Boccaccerías Habaneras, among others.

Alejandro says that with fame he has been less happy, as he has had to work a lot, but what worries him most about his new condition is that the codes of his videos not repeat, that they all be different and leave an imprint on people.

Among the musicians of his generation, the one he would like to make a video for is Santana, and as for the music he likes most, it is jazz, although paradoxically he has directed very few videos in this genre.

"Now I am super happy, because I recently filmed a video with David Blanco for a very well-known song, 'I Am the Cuban Point', created by Celina González, from which David has achieved a very interesting version, due to the contemporaneity of the arrangements, which I am totally in love with. And it's curious to be able to take on this work because this is a song I always liked, and I didn't imagine, I don't know why, getting to work with it from an image perspective," says Alejandro Pérez.