Pocho Álvarez
Born: 1953-12-23 in Riobamba, Ecuador
Known For: Directing
Biography
César "Pocho" Álvarez is an ecuadorian documentary filmmaker with 30 years of experience. His documentaries cover social and cultural issues, like the struggle of indigenous communities against the mining and oil companies in films such as Tóxico, Texaco, Tóxico (2007) and A cielo Abierto, Derechos Minados (2009). Likewise, he has made portraits of characters such as Oswaldo Guayasamín and Raúl Castro in Luar Trocas (1987) and of Jorge Enrique Adoum in the film Jorgenrique (2010).
Filmography
2022
- Helena of Sarayaku ... (Editor)
2021
- Galápagos: Paraíso en Pérdida ... (Co-Director)
- The Return ... (Story Consultant)
2018
- Gartelmann la memoria ... (Director)
- Javier con i, Íntag ... (Director)
2013
- Skin Pain ... (Director)
2010
- Jorgenrique ... (Writer)
2009
- Crude ... (Director of Photography)
- A cielo abierto, derechos minados ... (Director)
2007
- Tóxico, Texaco, Tóxico ... (Director)