Directing
Humberto López y Guerra (H.L. Guerra)
Born
2026-08-12
Place of birth
Matanzas, Cuba
Known for
Directing
Credits
2 titles
H.L. Guerra (Humberto López y Guerra) is a Swedish‑Cuban writer, filmmaker, and journalist, renowned for his literary work as well as his television series and documentaries exploring the gray areas of power, memory, and contemporary history. Born in Matanzas, Cuba, in 1942, he trained at ICAIC and later at the prestigious Babelsberg Film School and the Berliner Ensemble, where he developed a critical and deeply humanistic perspective. After leaving Cuba in 1968, Guerra settled in Sweden, where he built a distinguished career as a documentary director and radio producer at Sveriges Radio. His filmography includes more than twenty internationally award‑winning works, among them Arrabal (Prix…
Known for
Behind the camera
9.0Spring 1944 - shortage of fuel, refugees, antisemitism and Swedish home made nazism. Eleven year old Ragnar grows up in a home where the parents look forward to a Nazi power takeover in Sweden. At his grandmother, Ragnar meets other thoughts and opinions than at home. Karl Gerhard entertains on the radio. As well as Zarah Leander. It's a chaotic and contradictory time for a boy. Ragnar's Nazi parents still hope for a Nazi-German victory in the war.
Ondskans år
1987
9.0Spring 1944 - shortage of fuel, refugees, antisemitism and Swedish home made nazism. Eleven year old Ragnar grows up in a home where the parents look forward to a Nazi power takeover in Sweden. At his grandmother, Ragnar meets other thoughts and opinions than at home. Karl Gerhard entertains on the radio. As well as Zarah Leander. It's a chaotic and contradictory time for a boy. Ragnar's Nazi parents still hope for a Nazi-German victory in the war.
Ondskans år
1987