Sergio Giral
# Sergio Giral

Sergio Giral (born 2 January 1937) is a Cuban-American film writer and director. He was raised in New York City, as an aspiring young painter in the days of the Beatnik generation.

In 1962, Oscar-winning cinematographer Nestor Almendros invited Giral to work together at the ICAIC (The Cuban Film Institute). It was there, after a series of shorts and documentaries, that Giral filmed a trilogy (The Other Francisco, Rancheador and Maluala) about slavery in 19th Century Cuba and the Caribbean. The Other Francisco was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Diploma.

In 1991 Giral returned to the United States. He resides in Miami. Dos Veces Ana was his first feature film made in USA.

## Filmography

| Year | English title | Original title (if different) |
| - | - | - |
| 1967 | Cimarrón | |
| 1968 | Gonzalo Roig | |
| 1973 | Qué bueno canta usted | |
| 1975 | The Other Francisco | El otro Francisco |
| 1975 | Rancheador | |
| 1979 | Maluala | |
| 1981 | Glass Roof | Techo de vidrio |
| 1986 | Plácido | |
| 1991 | María Antonia | |
| 1995 | The Broken Image | La imagen rota |
| 2000 | Chronicle of an ordinance | |
| 2004 | Al barbaro del ritmo | |
| 2010 | Dos Veces Ana | |
