Gilberto Perez (1943 – January 6, 2015) was an American Professor of Film Studies.
Perez grew up in Havana, Cuba, where he was exposed to an eclectic international mix of films.
He is the son of Federico Gilberto Pérez y Castillo (1911-1967) and Edenia Mercedes Guillermo y Marrero (1925-2002).
For Gil, theoretical physics was appealing because of its ability to explain the world around him: why a moving bicycle doesn't tip over.
During the summer, he worked at American Science and Engineering in Cambridge, Massachusetts, analyzing rocket trajectories.