---
title: 'Memories of Underdevelopment (1968)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Tomás Gutiérrez Alea'
released: '1968-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 97
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Cuba'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/memories-of-underdevelopment-1968'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063291/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Memories of Underdevelopment (1968)

1968 · 97 min · Drama · Cuba

Original title: Memorias del subdesarrollo

## Synopsis

Memories of Underdevelopment is a 1968 Cuban drama film directed and co-written by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea. The story is based on a novel by Edmundo Desnoes entitled Inconsolable Memories. It was Gutiérrez Alea's fifth film, and probably his most famous worldwide. The film gathered several awards at international film festivals. It was elected the 144th best film of all time in the Sight & Sound 2012 poll. It was ranked by The New York Times as one of the 10 best films of 1968.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Tomás Gutiérrez Alea](https://cinepixo.com/people/tomas-gutierrez-alea)
- **Screenplay:** [Tomás Gutiérrez Alea](https://cinepixo.com/people/tomas-gutierrez-alea), [Edmundo Desnoes](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmundo-desnoes)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Leo Brouwer](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-brouwer)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ramón F. Suárez](https://cinepixo.com/people/ramon-f-suarez)
- **Editor:** [Nelson Rodríguez Zurbarán](https://cinepixo.com/people/nelson-rodriguez-zurbaran)

## Cast

- [Eslinda Núñez](https://cinepixo.com/people/eslinda-nunez)
- [Yolanda Farr](https://cinepixo.com/people/yolanda-farr)
- [Daisy Granados](https://cinepixo.com/people/daisy-granados)
- [Sergio Corrieri](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergio-corrieri)

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