Camilo Vives

Camilo Vives (c. 1942 – March 14, 2013) was a Cuban film producer. He produced more than forty Cuban films during his career, including Lucía, released in 1968, and Fresa y Chocolate (Strawberry and Chocolate) in 1994.[1]

Vives joined the Instituto Cubano del Arte y la Industria Cinematográficos (ICAIC), the state-controlled film arm of the Cuban government, which had been established in 1959 following the Cuban Revolution.[1] He became head of the ICAIC's production studios during the 1970s. In 2001, he was promoted to head of the International Production division of the ICAIC.[1]

Vives produced films by Cuban and Spanish film directors.[1] His credits with Cuban directors included Lucía, Miel para Oshun and Barrio Cuba for director Humberto Solás; and Life is to Whistle in 1998 and Suite Habana in 2003 for director Fernando Pérez.[1] Vives frequently collaborated with Cuban director the late Cuban filmmaker Tomás Gutiérrez Alea. Their films include The Last Supper in 1976, Fresa y Chocolate in 1994, and Guantanamera in 1995.[1] In 2004, Vives produced Tres veces dos, which marked the debut of three Cuban film directors - Pavel Giroud, Lester Hamlet and Esteban Garcia Insausti.[1] He also produced the 2005 Spanish-Cuban film, Habana Blues, directed by Benito Zambrano.[1]

Vives died on March 14, 2013, at the age of 71.[1]