About
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
Helena of Sarayaku2022 · Editor
The Return2021 · Story Consultant
Galápagos: Paraíso en Pérdida2021 · Writer, Editor, Co-Director
Gartelmann la memoria2018 · Director, Cinematography, Producer, Sound
Javier con i, Íntag2018 · Editor, Director, Director of Photography, Writer
Skin Pain2013 · Editor, Director, Director of Photography
Jorgenrique2010 · Director, Writer, Editor
Crude2009 · Director of Photography
A cielo abierto, derechos minados2009 · Cinematography, Editor, Director, Writer
Tóxico, Texaco, Tóxico2007 · Director, Camera Operator, Writer, Editor