Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
- Born
- 11 December 1928 (67 years old)
- Died
- 16 April 1996
- Place of birth
- Havana, Cuba
- Gender
- Male
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea was a Cuban film director and screenwriter. He wrote and directed more than twenty features, documentaries, and short films, which are known for his sharp insight into post-Revolutionary Cuba, and possess a delicate balance between dedication to the revolution and criticism of its social, economic, and political aftermaths in the country.