The plot is situated in Cuba during the early ’50s, before the cuban revolution. Read More »
Tag Archives: Cuba
The Slave Hunter (1976) Sergio Giral, Reynaldo Miravalles, Adolfo Llauradó, Samuel Claxton
The rise and fall of a famous bounty hunter during the slavery years of 19th-century Cuba. Read More »
Memories of Underdevelopment / Memorias del subdesarrollo (1968) Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Sergio Corrieri, Daisy Granados, Eslinda Núñez
Sergio (Sergio Corrieri), through his life following the departure of his wife, parents and friends in the wake of the Bay of Pigs incident. Read More »
Black River (1991) Atahualpa Lichy, Ángela Molina, Marie-José Nat, Nathalie Nell
Men battle for power, and leadership in a South American country. Women are both part of their concept of power, and riches. Read More »
Maluala (1979) Sergio Giral, Samuel Claxton, Miguel Gutiérrez, Adolfo Llauradó
Cuba in the late 1800s: After overpowering their Spanish masters, cimarrons – runaway African slaves Read More »
One Way or Another (1977) Sara Gómez
In Miraflores, Cuba, the growing romance between Mario, a factory worker, and Yolanda Read More »
Osceola (1971) Konrad Petzold
Florida, 1830 – Of all eastern Native American tribes, only the Seminoles have resisted being moved to reservations. Read More »
The Last Supper (1976) Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
During Holy Week at the end of the eighteenth century, a count visits his Havana sugar Read More »
Las aventuras de Juan Quin Quin / The Adventures of Juan Quin Quin (1967) Julio García Espinosa, Júlio Martínez, Erdwin Fernández, Adelaida Raymat
The metamorphoses of Juan Quin Quin, in turns bullfighter, guerrilla fighter and sacristan. Read More »
A Cuban Fight Against Demons / Una pelea cubana contra los demonios (1972) Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, José Antonio Rodríguez, Raúl Pomares, Silvano Rey
In 1672 Cuban revolutionaries launch an uprising against the Spanish who are occupying the country. Read More »