Cinema of Cuba
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| - | :[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ86_jIbLK8 ''Now'' (1965)] | + | Although [[film|cinema]] arrived at [[Cuba]] at the beginning of the 20th century and the island arrived early to the television phenomena and cinematographic production, only around 80 full-length films were produced before the [[Cuban Revolution]] of 1959, most of these films were [[Melodrama#Current use|melodramas]]. Following the revolution, Cuba entered what is considered the "Golden age" of Cuban Cinema. |
| - | '''Santiago Álvarez''' (born [[1919]]–died [[1998]]) was a [[Cuban film]]maker. He wrote and directed many [[documentary film|documentaries]] about Cuban and [[American culture]]. Among his most famous works was the short ''[[Now]]'' ([[1965]]), about [[racial discrimination]] and featuring singer/actress [[Lena Horne]]. ''[[LBJ]]'' ([[1968]]) and ''[[79 Primaveras]]'' ([[1969]]) examined figures of the [[Vietnam War]]. In [[1968]], he collaborated with [[Octavio Getino]] and [[Fernando E. Solanas]] (members of ''[[Grupo Cine Liberación]]'') on the four-hour documentary ''Hora de los hornos'', about foreign imperialism in [[South America]]. Among the other subjects he explored in his film were the musical and cultural scene in [[Latin America]] and the dictatorships which gripped the region. He died of [[Parkinson's disease]] in [[Havana, Cuba|Havana]] on [[May 20]], [[1998]] and was buried there in the [[Colon Cemetery, Havana|Colon Cemetery]]. | + | |
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Although cinema arrived at Cuba at the beginning of the 20th century and the island arrived early to the television phenomena and cinematographic production, only around 80 full-length films were produced before the Cuban Revolution of 1959, most of these films were melodramas. Following the revolution, Cuba entered what is considered the "Golden age" of Cuban Cinema.
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