# Chucho Cabrera, renowned director of Cuban television, passes away

**Date:** 11/17/2022

This Sunday, Jesús Cabrera Acosta, National Television Prize winner, director of Television and Dr. Honoris Causa of the University of the Arts of Cuba, passed away in Havana at the age of 96. He served as a teacher to multiple generations of Cuban audiovisual producers.



He directed programs such as Horizontes, Teatro ICR, Comedia del domingo and the National Television News. In his work, considered cultural heritage of our nation, the legendary series stand out: En silencio ha tenido que ser, Julito el pescador, La frontera del deber and Sector 40, which marked a milestone in Cuban audiovisual production, while also serving as testimony to the history of the struggle of our anonymous heroes in defense of our Revolution and their commitment to the people who acclaimed his work.



He was a pioneer of Television in our country and particularly, founder of Television in Santiago de Cuba, with the creation of Tele-Rebelde Channel. Later, he inaugurates television in Angola and then in Nicaragua. His mark from professional practice has been a close and sustained link with the Faculty of Art of Audiovisual Media (FAMCA), from its inauguration to the present day.



In this academic space he served as founding Dean of the then Faculty of Film, Radio and Television of the Higher Institute of Art from 1988 to 2000 and his work on the commission that designed the curriculum of the Faculty.



He also provided advice to various student and faculty projects, gave talks and lectures, not only in Cuba, but also in universities in Mexico, Colombia, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic.



He headed the production team for "Tras la Huella", until his retirement in 2013, although he continued collaborating with the Film Studios of the Ministry of Interior during these years.



He also stood out for his active participation in the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba, an organization of which he was a member.



His extensive and fruitful work leaves an everlasting mark on our culture, on young generations of artists and on the memory of the Cuban people.



His remains will be cremated and a posthumous tribute will be held that will be announced in due time. On behalf of Radio and Television, the Ministry of Culture and the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba, our most heartfelt condolences are extended to his family, colleagues and friends.