''Lucía'' is a 1968 Cuban

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directed by

Humberto Solás Humberto Solás (4 December 1941 – 18 September 2008) was a Cuban film director, credited with directing the film ''Lucía'' (1968), which explored the lives of Cuban women during different periods in Cuban history. His cinematic style borr ...

, and written by Solás, Julio García Espinosa and Nelson Rodríguez. It was the winner of the Golden Prize and the Prix FIPRESCI at the 6th Moscow International Film Festival in 1969. The film is a

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, told in three stories in different moments of Cuban history (the

Cuban war of independence The Cuban War of Independence (), fought from 1895 to 1898, was the last of three liberation wars that Cuba fought against Spain, the other two being the Ten Years' War (1868–1878) and the Little War (Cuba), Little War (1879–1880). The ...

, the

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during the regime of

Gerardo Machado Gerardo Machado y Morales (28 September 1869 – 29 March 1939) was a general of the Cuban War of Independence and President of Cuba from 1925 to 1933. Machado entered the presidency with widespread popularity and support from the major polit ...

and the

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), all as seen through the eyes of a different woman, each named Lucía. ''Lucia'' was digitally restored by the Cineteca di Bologna with funding from World Cinema Project and

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and later screened at the Cannes Classics section of the

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in May 2017. The restoration also screened at the 55th New York Film Festival in the revivals section.

Cast

Part 1: Cuban War of Independence

* Raquel Revuelta as Lucía * Eduardo Moure as Rafael

Part 2: the 1930s

* Eslinda Núñez as Lucía * Ramón Brito as Aldo

Part 3: the 1960s

* Adela Legrá as Lucía * Adolfo Llauradó as Tomas

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