Pocho Álvarez
Directing1953 (72)Riobamba, Ecuador
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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10- 2022Helena of SarayakuMovieEditor
- 2021The ReturnMovieStory Consultant
- 2021Galápagos: Paraíso en PérdidaMovieCo-Director · Writer · Editor
- 2018Gartelmann la memoriaMovieDirector · Producer · Cinematography · Sound
- 2018Javier con i, ÍntagMovieDirector · Writer · Director of Photography · Editor
- 2013Skin PainMovieDirector · Editor · Director of Photography
- 2010JorgenriqueMovieWriter · Director · Editor
- 2009CrudeMovieDirector of Photography
- 2009A cielo abierto, derechos minadosMovieDirector · Writer · Cinematography · Editor
- 2007Tóxico, Texaco, TóxicoMovieDirector · Writer · Editor · Camera Operator