Born in 1943, Sara Gómez studied literature, piano, and Afro-Cuban ethnography before becoming the first female Cuban filmmaker. A woman of great intelligence, independence and generosity, she was a revolutionary filmmaker with intersecting concerns about the Afro-Cuban community and the value of its cultural traditions, women's issues, and the treatment of the marginalized sectors of society.
Sara Gómez was a Cuban filmmaker, screenwriter, musician and journalist. She is recognized as the first Cuban woman to direct a fiction film: De cierto manera (1974).
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