Most of his documentaries were censured, apparently because he was not
considered of the quality required to represent the Cuban Film
Industry. Nephew of the poet Nicolas Guillen, he was also a painter and
writer. Most of his films are still unknown in Cuba and even less in
the world. He was sent to jail twice and also to a mental institution,
where he was given electric shock treatment. Irreverent, experimental
and in some way sarcastic, some of his films have survived
censorship.
