Ángel Alderete Gómez

Cuban director of photography. He made his debut as a documentary director in 2005. He studied painting at the Academia San Alejandro, and animation drawing and underwater photography at the Escuela Internacional de Buceo.

He studied painting at the Academia San Alejandro, and animation drawing and underwater photography at the Escuela Internacional de Buceo. From 1972 to 1982, he worked as a photographer on no fewer than 40 documentaries. He has also carried out multiple advertising projects for companies and hotel chains: PRESS TOURS, MELIÁ, Cubanacán, PUBLICIMEX and HORIZONTES.

He has been a correspondent (photo-reporter) in several African countries. Cameraman for Cuban television newscasts and the CBC Agency.

He has taught seminars and lectures on his specialty in various countries: Germany, Ecuador, Russia, Spain, France, among others.

He has worked as a professor at the Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión de San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba. He is currently a Full Professor at the Film School of the Instituto Superior de Arte de Cuba (ISA). Member of the Unión Nacional de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba (UNEAC) and the Asociación Española de Autores de Obras Fotográficas Cinematográficas.

He worked with American director of photography Haskell Wexler in January 1998, on the occasion of Pope John Paul II's visit to Cuba. The following year they repeated this work experience on the documentary Music Bridges, about the meeting between Cuban and American musicians, held in La Habana in 1999. Equally notable is his participation as director of photography in memorable series of Cuban television.

He made his directorial debut in 2005 with Iré Habana, a documentary produced by SGAE.

Filmography
1979: Algo que debes hacer (Cuban TV Series). Dir. Humberto García Espinosa.
1980: La Gran Rebelión (Cuban TV Series). Dir. Jorge Fuentes.
1985: Algo más que soñar (Cuban TV-Film Series). Dir. Eduardo Moya.
1985: África: un círculo del infierno (Doc.). Dir. Rigoberto López.
1987: Tango mío. Dir. Lizette Vila.
1988: Una noche de éstas (Video. Cuban TV). Dir. Tony Somoza.
1989: Tela de Juicio (Video. Cuban TV). Dir. Danilo Lejardi.
1989: La Botija (Cuban TV Series). Dir. Danilo Lejardi.
1990: María Antonia (FM. Fict.). Dir. Sergio Giral.
1990: Una mirada (Swedish TV. Doc. Video). Dir. Ingrid Seunke.
1990: Che (Doc. RAI TV). Dir. Gianni Mina.
1991: Nazca (Spanish TV Series). Dir. Benito Rabal.
1992: Luna de Miel (England. SM. Fict.). Dir. Alicia Andrade.
1993: Isla Margarita (3-chapter series for Italian TV. RAI Productions). Dir. Vicenzio Badololizani.
1993: El plano (FM. Fict.). Dir. Julio García Espinosa.
1994: Maité (Cuba-Spain. FM. Fict. IGELDO-ICAIC). Dir. Carlos Zabala and Eneko Olazagasti.
1993: Los últimos días de la víctima (France. FM. Fict. Production Company Bluee Dablia). Dir. Bruno Gantillon.
1993: Reina y Rey (FM. Fict.). Dir. Julio García Espinosa.
1995: Falsos medicamentos. (France. FM. Fict. Produc. PATTEE TV). Dir. Alain Michell Blanc.
1993: En un rincón del alma (Ecuador. Fict. TV Amazona). Dir. Pocho Álvarez.
1993: La cola del lagarto (France. FM. Fict. Produc. ODESA). Dir. Bruno Grantillon.
1996: Tercer Mundo (France. FM. Fict. Production Company TF-1). Dir. Erick Cevanau.
1997: Villa Vainilla (France. FM. Fict. Production Company TF-1). Dir. Jran Sagol.
1998: Visita del Papa a Cuba (United States-Cuba. Doc. about the visit of His Holiness John Paul II to Cuba). Dir. Haskell Wexler.
1998: Mambo Yoyo (United States. Video clip. Production Company PUTU MAYO ARTIST). Dir. Jodi Cahn.
1998: Color Habana (France. FM. Fict. ICAIC-TF 1).
1998: Música Italiana (United States. Doc. about traditional Italian music. Produc. PUTU MAYO ARTIST). Dir. Jodi Cahn.
1999: Music Bridges (United States-Cuba. Doc. about the meeting of Cuban and American musicians, held in La Habana. Produc. ASC). Dir. Haskell Wexler.

Most Recent Filmography
2000: La Habana (Video clip with Miriam Ramos. BIS Music).
2000: Aires de La Habana (Video clip with Selma Reis. Production Company Velas).
2000: Du Brasil (Video clip. Production Company Velas).
2000: Pata Negra (Spain. FM. Fict. Productions Al Paso). Dir. Luis Oliver.
2001: Mala noche (Video clip with Kiki Corona. Production Company UNICORNIO).
2001: El elefante y la hormiga (Video clip with Aldo López Gavilán. Production Company UNICORNIO).
2002: El Furgón (Spain. FM. Fict. Production Company FILMAX). Dir. Benito Rabal.
2002: Las noches de Constantinopla (FM. Fict.). Dir. Orlando Rojas.
2002: Corona canta a Corona (Video clip with Kiki Corona. Production Company EGREM).
2003: Magrit (France. FM. Fict. Produc. Dune).
2003: Carmen (Advertising spot for GOLDEN CAP CIDER product. Production Company LOCOMOTIO).
2003: Tatu (Advertising spot for Mini meal product. Production Company Balls).
2003: El Puente (Advertising spot for Mini meal product. Production Company Balls).
2004: Tiburón (Advertising spot for TUBLA product. Production Company LOCOMOTIO).
2004: Homo Ludens (Director. Doc. about the life and music of Leo Brouwer).
2005: Molinos de viento (Doc. for the 400th Anniversary of El Quijote). Dir. Juan Carlos Tabío.
2005: Iré Habana (Direction. Production Company SGAE).
2005: Ni Fresa ni Chocolate (Co-director and Director of Photography. Doc. about the music of José María Vitier. Production Company SGAE).
2006: Santiago y la Virgen en la Fiesta del Fuego (Co-direction with Jorge Perugorría).
2009: Lisanka (Feature film). Dir. Daniel Díaz Torres.
2009: Ciudad en rojo (Director of Photography. FM Fict.). Dir. Rebeca Chávez.

Awards and Recognition
Distinction for National Culture, awarded by the Consejo de Estado of the Republic of Cuba.
Algo más que soñar, Espiral Prize for Best Photography. Cuban National Film Festival, 1985.
Caracol Prize for Best Photography for Television Series. Festival of the Unión Nacional de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba (UNEAC).
Carga Unitaria, Prize for Best Photography. Operator International Festival of Poland, 1975.
Iré Habana, Caracol Prize for Best Photography. Festival of the Unión Nacional de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba (UNEAC). La Habana, 2005.
La Botija, Coral Prize for Best Photography. International Festival of New Latin American Cinema. La Habana, 1990.
Polígono, Prize for Best Photography. Operator International Festival of Hungary, 1979.
Santiago y la Virgen en la Fiesta del Fuego, Special Prize of the Jury (ex aequo). International Poor Cinema Festival. Gibara, Cuba, 2006.