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Eslinda Núñez
Eslinda Núñez (born 27 December 1943 in Santa Clara, Cuba) is a Cuban film and television actress. Selected filmography * 1963: '' El Otro Cristóbal'' * 1968: ''Lucía'' * 1968: '' Memories of Underdevelopment'' * 1975: '' Mina, Wind of Freedom'' * 1982: ''Cecilia'' * 2010: ''Juan of the Dead'' Awards * «Distinción por la cultura nacional», granted by the Council of State of Cuba. * 1992: Guest of honor at the Bogotá Film Festival (Colombia) on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the invasion of America by the Spanish. * Guest of honor of the city of Nantes (France). * Medal on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the founding of Santa Clara. * 2001: Lifetime achievement award at the Havana Film Festival The Havana Film Festival is a Cuban festival that focuses on the promotion of Latin American filmmakers. It is also known in Spanish as ''Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana,'' and in English as International Festiv .... * Lif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Clara, Cuba
Santa Clara is the capital city of the Cuban province of Villa Clara. It is centrally located in the province and Cuba. Santa Clara is the fifth-most populous Cuban city, with a population of nearly 245,959. History Santa Clara was founded by 175 people on 15 July 1689. 138 of them represented two large families already living in the area, who owned land next to the new city. The other 37 came from seven other families and included a priest and governor, all originating in the coastal city of San Juan de los Remedios. The population of Remedios had to choose between leaving their city, constantly being besieged by pirates, or staying. While most decided to stay, 37 people traveled south to the interior. On 1 June 1689, they arrived at a hill, joining two other families already present at the site. According to tradition, a mass was celebrated under a tamarind tree and Santa Clara was founded. Since then, the place under the tree has been known as ''Loma del Carmen'' (). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Otro Cristóbal
''El Otro Cristóbal'' is a 1963 drama, fantasy Cuban film directed by Armand Gatti. It was entered into the 1963 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Bertina Acevedo * Jean Bouise * Pierre Chaussat * Marc Dudicourt * Alden Knight * Eslinda Núñez * Carlos Ruiz de la Tejera See also * List of Cuban films This is an incomplete list of films produced in Cuba in chronological order. For an A-Z list of films currently on Wikipedia see :Cuban films. 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 200 ... References External links * 1963 films 1960s Spanish-language films Cuban black-and-white films Films directed by Armand Gatti {{Cuba-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucía
''Lucía'' is a 1968 Cuban black-and-white drama film directed by Humberto Solás, and written by Solás, Julio García Espinosa and Nelson Rodríguez (film writer), Nelson Rodríguez. It was the winner of the Golden Prize and the Prix International Federation of Film Critics, FIPRESCI at the 6th Moscow International Film Festival in 1969. The film is a period piece, told in three stories in different moments of History of Cuba, Cuban history (the Cuban War of Independence, Cuban war of independence, the History of Cuba#Cuba in the early 20th century, 1930s during the regime of Gerardo Machado and the History of Cuba#Revolutionary Cuba, 1960s), 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 Turner Classic Movies and later screened at the Cannes Classics section of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, 70th Cannes Film Festival in May 2017. The restored version als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memories Of Underdevelopment
''Memories of Underdevelopment'' () is a 1968 Cuban drama film directed and co-written by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea. The story is based on a novel by Edmundo Desnoes entitled ''Inconsolable Memories'' (''Memorias del Subdesarrollo''). It was Gutiérrez Alea's fifth film, and probably his most famous worldwide. The film gathered several awards at international film festivals. It was elected the 144th best film of all time in the Sight & Sound 2012 poll. It was ranked by the ''New York Times'' as one of the 10 best films of 1968.Cinéaste, Vol. 8, No. 1 (Summer 1977), pp. 16-21, 58 Plot Sergio, a wealthy bourgeois aspiring writer, decides to stay in Cuba even though his wife and friends flee to Miami. Sergio looks back over the changes in Cuba, from the Cuban Revolution to the missile crisis, the effect of living in what he calls an underdeveloped country, and his relations with his girlfriends Elena and Hanna. ''Memories of Underdevelopment'' is a complex character study of alienation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mina, Wind Of Freedom
''Mina, Wind of Freedom'' () is a 1975 Spanish drama film directed by Antonio Eceiza. It was entered into the 10th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * José Alonso * Pedro Armendáriz Jr. * Héctor Bonilla * Sergio Corrieri * Rosaura Revueltas * Eslinda Núñez * Fernando Balzaretti * Roger Cudney Roger Cudney (June 22, 1936 – July 5, 2021) was an American actor, singer, dubbing director, radio and television announcer. Biography Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Cudney was known for starring in numerous Mexican films and telenovelas in which he ... as Colonel Young References External links * 1977 films 1977 drama films Mexican drama films 1970s Spanish-language films Films directed by Antonio Eceiza 1970s Mexican films Spanish-language drama films {{1970s-Mexico-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cecilia (1982 Film)
''Cecilia'' is a 1982 Cuban drama film directed by Humberto Solás and starring Daisy Granados. The film is based on the novel '' Cecilia Valdés'' by Cirilo Villaverde. It was entered into the 1982 Cannes Film Festival. Plot The film takes place in 19th-century Cuba. Cuban society is split over race, as there are deep divisions between the whites, their black slaves, and the mulattos, people of mixed race that are caught in between. The story follows Cecilia (Daisy Granados), her experiences with love, and the beginnings of the Cuban slave rebellion. Cast * Daisy Granados * Imanol Arias * Raquel Revuelta * Miguel Benavides * Eslinda Núñez Critical reception Solás's enormous 1982 production, the most expensive project undertaken by ICAIC to date, was released simultaneously as a six-hour miniseries for Spanish television, a four-hour motion picture for Cuban audiences, and a two-hour film for international release. According to Michael Chanan, "no Cuban film ever p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Of The Dead
''Juan of the Dead'' () is a 2010 Spanish-Cuban zombie comedy film written and directed by Alejandro Brugués. A Spanish-Cuban co-production between La Zanfoña Producciones (Spain) and Producciones de la 5ta Avenida (Cuba) involving the participation of the ICAIC, Canal Sur and Televisión Española, the film won the Goya Award for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film in 2012. Plot Juan, a lazy man in his forties, lives a carefree life in Cuba with his equally lazy and accident-prone sidekick, Lazaro. While out fishing, they accidentally catch what they believe to be a corpse. To their surprise, the "corpse" awakens and attacks them. Lazaro kills it with a spear gun, but they dismiss it as a strange incident. Juan and Lazaro engage in thuggish activities and associate with their questionable friends, including Lazaro's son Vladi California, drag queen La China, and China's lover Primo. Unexplained acts of violence suddenly plague the city, with people attacking each other ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Council Of State (Cuba)
The Council of State () of Cuba is a 31-member body of the government of Cuba, elected by the National Assembly of People's Power. It has the authority to exercise most legislative power between sessions of the National Assembly of People's Power, subject to its approval, and to call the National Assembly of People's Power into session between its scheduled twice yearly sessions. The National Assembly is only in session for a few days each year. Members of the Council of State, which serve in the National Assembly, do not reflect popular outcomes in the elections. According to a 2021 study, under competitive elections, most members of the Council of State might have been defeated. The membership consists of a President, a Secretary, a First Vice President, five Vice Presidents, and 27 additional members. The President, the Secretary, the First Vice President, and the five Vice Presidents are also members of the Council of Ministers. With the passage of the 2019 Cuban Constit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogotá Film Festival
The Bogotá Film Festival () is an annual international film festival held in Bogotá, Colombia, inaugurated in 1984. It takes place in late October each year, with most films being in Spanish and very few in English. The event is an important showcase for independent cinema, with the 26th staging of the annual event in 2009 showcasing 120 films from 32 countries. Best Film (Círculo Precolombino de Oro) winners References External links *Bogotá Film Festivalat Internet Movie Database IMDb, historically known as the Internet Movie Database, is an online database of information related to films, television series, podcasts, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and biograp ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Bogota Film Festival Festivals in Bogotá Culture in Bogotá Film festivals in Colombia Film festivals established in 1984 1984 establishments in Colombia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havana Film Festival
The Havana Film Festival is a Cuban festival that focuses on the promotion of Latin American filmmakers. It is also known in Spanish as ''Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana,'' and in English as International Festival of New Latin American Cinema of Havana. It takes place every year during December in the city of Havana, Cuba. History The inaugural International Festival of New Latin American Cinema was held on December 3, 1979, and more than 600 film directors of Latin America responded to the first call made by the Cuban Institute of the Cinematographic Art and Industry (ICAIC). Its founders included ICAIC president Alfredo Guevara, and the filmmakers Julio García Espinosa and Pastor Vega. As expressed in its founding convocation, the festival aimed to "promote the regular meeting of Latin American filmmakers who with their work enrich the artistic culture of our countries (…); ensure the joint presentation of fiction films, documentaries, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Union Of Writers And Artists Of Cuba
The National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (Unión Nacional de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba, UNEAC) is a social, cultural and professional organization of writers, musicians, actors, painters, sculptors, and artist of different genres. It was founded on August 22, 1961, by the Cuban poet, Nicolas Guillen. Initially their objective was uniting the intellectuals within the young Cuban Revolution to maintain a genuine Cuban culture. The group issued ''La Gaceta de Cuba'' beginning in 1962. Cuban violinist and professor Evelio Tieles was President of the Music Section from 1977 to 1984. Manuel Vázquez Portal was expelled from UNEAC because of his dissident views. See also * Ediciones El Puente * Roger Aguilar Labrada References External links National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba webpage Cultural organizations based in Cuba Arts organizations established in 1961 1961 establishments in Cuba {{Cuba-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival
The Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival () is the oldest film festival in Europe dedicated to the Ibero-American cinema. It has been held since 1975 in Huelva, Spain. During the first editions, it was known as (). The festival was originally organised by a private entity, the Cine-Club Huelva. Upon the creation of the governing , and the ensuing constitution of the board of trustees, the festival is primarily funded by the , the Provincial Deputation of Huelva, the Junta of Andalusia and the Spanish Ministry of Culture, as well as a number of private donors. The festival is chiefly publicly funded. The grand prize is the "Golden Columbus" () for best feature. Other awards include best director, best male lead, best female lead, best script, best photography and best short film. Winners of the Golden Columbus . ''Variety Variety may refer to: Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats * Variety (radio) * Variety show, in theater and television Films * ''Variety'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
