When Did Manuel Octavio Gómez Die?

Manuel Octavio Gómez was a prolific Cuban film director and writer. He began his career making documentaries during the first years of the ICAIC before moving increasingly into fiction. He is better known for his seminal 1969 Cuban film The First Charge of the Machete. His 1971 film The Days of Water won the Prix FIPRESCI at the Moscow International Film Festival.