Sergio Corrieri Explained

Sergio Corrieri
Birth Date:2 March 1939
Birth Place:Havana, Cuba
Death Place:Havana, Cuba
Occupation:Actor
Yearsactive:1962–1987

Sergio Corrieri (3 March 1939  - 29 February 2008) was a Cuban actor. He won the award for Best Actor at the 8th Moscow International Film Festival for his role in The Man from Maisinicu.[1]

Corrieri was centrally involved with the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry (ICAIC) from its foundation in 1959. He was also a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba from 1980, and was made head of culture within the Central Committee in 1987. From 1976 he was also and a deputy to the National Assembly of People's Power, and a member of the Council of State in 1998–2003. Corrieri was president of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) from 1990 until his death.[2]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1964I Am Cuba Alberto
1965Cuba '58 (segment "Novios, Los")
1965Desarraigo
1966Papeles son papeles
1968Memories of Underdevelopment Sergio Carmona Mendoyo
1968La ausencia
1973The Man from Maisinicu
1977Mina, Wind of Freedom
1977Río Negro Documentary
1977Mella
1985Baragua
1987Como la vida misma (final film role)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 8th Moscow International Film Festival (1973) . 2013-01-04 . MIFF . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130116194922/http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1973 . 2013-01-16 .
  2. Web site: Sergio Corrieri, President of ICAP dies . Cuba Solidarity Campaign . 6 October 2018.