Gerardo Chijona

{{Short description|Cuban film director and critic}}

Gerardo Chijona Valdés (born in Havana on 1949[http://www.festivaldecineglobal.org/drgff2011/p_boleto_en.asp 5th. Edition Dominican Republic Global film festival]) is a Cuban film director and critic. Among his best known work is the 2011 film Ticket to Paradise.[http://history.sundance.org/films/6797/ticket_to_paradise Sundance Institute] Other films he is known for include Adorable Lies, Esther Somewhere, Un paraíso bajo las estrellas, and Perfecto amor equivocado. He initially directed documentary films.