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Fernando Pérez

This collection contains a wide range of primary source materials from film scripts to interviews to books and film posters. Many of the materials are being digitized by W&M Libraries and will be available online at a later date. Below is a snapshot of some of the materials in the collection. All items are copyright Fernando Pérez and may not be reproduced or distributed.

Film Scripts

Articles and Books About the Director

On Location in Cuba book cover

 On Location in Cuba: Street Filmmaking during Times of Transition, by Ann Marie Stock Examines the importance of this filmmaker for a new generation of cineastes.  


 

Book cover with image of package wrapped in brown paper and string

 Corresponsales de Guerra, by Fernando Pérez Won the Casa de las Américas prize in the category of testimony in 1981.  The volume is out of print.  


 

Book cover with person's face in shadow

 La edad de las ilusiones: El cine de Fernando Pérez, by Joel del Río This volume (Ediciones ICAIC, 2016) presents an analysis of the work of this cineaste.  The structure—both chronological and thematic—facilitates an understanding of the filmmaker and his work within the greater context of Cuba’s revolutionary culture.  


 

Continuous line drawing of cartoon face

 Fernando Pérez: Cine, ciudades e intertextos, by Luis Álvaro Álvarez & Armando Pérez Padrón (Letras Cubanas, 2014) “Los autores de este ensayo abordan la filmografía del cineaste desde un punto de vista culturalólogo, es decir, que consideran a Fernando Pérez un creador esencialmente urbano porque la ciudad también se constituye en personaje no menos importante debido a la intensidad y la dinamia que ejerce en sus moradores.” 


 

Book Cover with Perez portrait

 La vida es un silbo: Fernando Pérez, by Mercedes Santos Moray “El hombre y sus obras en estas páginas…”


 

Film Posters & Publicity

These posters, designed and created by graphic artists in Cuba, draw inspiration from the films of Fernando Pérez.

Illustration of two red bleeding hearts
Illustration of Cuban flags and side portrait of man
black sqaure with yellow flying bird icon
Abstract illustration with the words Hello Hemingway in a thought bubble
The letters s i l b a r repeating across the top of the poster
Illustration of a snail with human legs and face
Silhouette of person with arms outstretched in red and a green leaf above their head
Illustration of person wearing grey robe with harp emblem
Black and white illustration of strappy sandals on a city background