Based on actual events that occurred in 1936 in Pinar Del Río, a province in Cuba Read More »
Tag Archives: Cuba
Guantanamera (1995) Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Juan Carlos Tabío, Carlos Cruz, Mirta Ibarra, Jorge Perugorría
It is a satire about life in Cuba. The members of a funeral procession and some truck drivers Read More »
Hello Hemingway (1990) Fernando Pérez, Laura De la Uz, Raúl Paz, Herminia Sánchez
A young girl’s academic asperation conflict with her family’s struggle against poverty. Read More »
Viva Cuba (2005) Juan Carlos Cremata Malberti, Iraida Malberti Cabrera, Malú Tarrau Broche, Jorge Milo, Luisa María Jiménez Rodríquez
In a tale akin to Romeo and Juliet, the friendship between two children Read More »
Madrigal (2007) Fernando Pérez, Carlos Enrique Almirante, Liety Chaviano, Ana de Armas, Luis Alberto García
Madrigal is dedicated to René Clair. Why? In 1955, this French director made Read More »
Strawberry and Chocolate / Fresa y chocolate (1993) Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Juan Carlos Tabío, Jorge Perugorría, Vladimir Cruz, Mirta Ibarra
Diego, a cultivated, homosexual and skeptical young man, falls in love with a young heterosexual communist Read More »
Plácido: The Blood of a Poet / Plácido (1986) Sergio Giral, Miguel Benavides, Orlando Casín, Mireya Chapman
A powerful drama portraying the dramatic story of Gabriel de la Concepcion Valdes (Placido) Read More »
Cuban Love AKA Kyûba no koibito (1969) Kazuo Kuroki, Masahiko Tsugawa, Obdulia Plasencia, Gloria Lee
A Japanese sailor arrives in Cuba, willing to know the country and meet its people Read More »
I Am Cuba AKA Soy Cuba (1964) Mikhail Kalatozov, Sergio Corrieri, Salvador Wood, José Gallardo
This study of Cuba–partially written by renowned poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko–captures the island just before Read More »
Lucia (1968) Humberto Solás, Raquel Revuelta, Eslinda Núñez, Adela Legrá
Traces episodes in the lives of three Cuban women, each named Lucía Read More »