Camilo Vives

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Camilo Vives (c. 1942 – March 14, 2013) was a

Fresa y Chocolate (Strawberry and Chocolate) in 1994.[1]

Vives joined the

Instituto Cubano del Arte y la Industria Cinematográficos (ICAIC), the state-controlled film arm of the Cuban government, which had been established in 1959 following the Cuban Revolution.[1] He became head of the ICAIC's production studios during the 1970s. In 2001, he was promoted to head of the International Production division of the ICAIC.[1]

Vives produced films by

Fresa y Chocolate in 1994, and Guantanamera in 1995.[1] In 2004, Vives produced Tres veces dos, which marked the debut of three Cuban film directors - Pavel Giroud, Lester Hamlet and Esteban Garcia Insausti.[1] He also produced the 2005 Spanish-Cuban film, Habana Blues, directed by Benito Zambrano.[1]

Vives died on March 14, 2013, at the age of 71.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Cuban film producer Camilo Vives dies". The Times of India. 2013-03-14. Archived from the original on 2013-05-18. Retrieved 2013-04-09.

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