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Pocho Álvarez (b. 1953)

Birthplace:
Riobamba, Ecuador

Born:
December 23, 1953

Biography from TheMovieDB

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).

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Film Production

Camera Operator:
2007  Tóxico, Texaco, Tóxico

Cinematography:
2007  Tóxico, Texaco, Tóxico
2009  A cielo abierto, derechos minados
2018  Gartelmann la memoria

Co-Director:
2007  Tóxico, Texaco, Tóxico
2009  A cielo abierto, derechos minados
2018  Gartelmann la memoria
2021  Galápagos: Paraíso en Pérdida

Director:
2007  Tóxico, Texaco, Tóxico
2009  A cielo abierto, derechos minados
2010  Jorgenrique
2013  Skin Pain
2018  Gartelmann la memoria
2018  Javier con i, Íntag
2021  Galápagos: Paraíso en Pérdida

Director of Photography:
2007  Tóxico, Texaco, Tóxico
2009  A cielo abierto, derechos minados
2009  Crude
2010  Jorgenrique
2013  Skin Pain
2018  Gartelmann la memoria
2018  Javier con i, Íntag
2021  Galápagos: Paraíso en Pérdida

Editor:
2007  Tóxico, Texaco, Tóxico
2009  A cielo abierto, derechos minados
2009  Crude
2010  Jorgenrique
2013  Skin Pain
2018  Gartelmann la memoria
2018  Javier con i, Íntag
2021  Galápagos: Paraíso en Pérdida
2022  Helena of Sarayaku

Producer:
2007  Tóxico, Texaco, Tóxico
2009  A cielo abierto, derechos minados
2009  Crude
2010  Jorgenrique
2013  Skin Pain
2018  Gartelmann la memoria
2018  Javier con i, Íntag
2021  Galápagos: Paraíso en Pérdida
2022  Helena of Sarayaku

Sound:
2007  Tóxico, Texaco, Tóxico
2009  A cielo abierto, derechos minados
2009  Crude
2010  Jorgenrique
2013  Skin Pain
2018  Gartelmann la memoria
2018  Javier con i, Íntag
2021  Galápagos: Paraíso en Pérdida
2022  Helena of Sarayaku

Story Consultant:
2007  Tóxico, Texaco, Tóxico
2009  A cielo abierto, derechos minados
2009  Crude
2010  Jorgenrique
2013  Skin Pain
2018  Gartelmann la memoria
2018  Javier con i, Íntag
2021  Galápagos: Paraíso en Pérdida
2021  The Return
2022  Helena of Sarayaku

Writer:
2007  Tóxico, Texaco, Tóxico
2009  A cielo abierto, derechos minados
2009  Crude
2010  Jorgenrique
2013  Skin Pain
2018  Gartelmann la memoria
2018  Javier con i, Íntag
2021  Galápagos: Paraíso en Pérdida
2021  The Return
2022  Helena of Sarayaku

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