| Alberto Santana | |
| Birth Date: | 1897 |
| Birth Place: | Iquique, Tarapacá, Chile |
| Death Date: | 1966 |
| Occupation: | Director, Writer, Producer |
| Yearsactive: | 1923-1950 (film) |
Alberto Santana (1897–1966) was a Chilean screenwriter and film producer. He directed twenty five films during a career that took him to several countries. Santana was important in developing Ecuadorian cinema, producing They Met in Guayaquil (1949) and directing Dawn in Pichincha (1950) the first and second Ecuadorian sound films.[1]