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El Benny
Cuba, 2006, 120 min.
Cuba’s Oscar entry El Benny is based on the life of the famous Cuban musician, Benny Moré. The debut feature by writer/director Jorge Luis Sanchez features new versions of Morés songs performed by contemporary musicians including Chucho Valdes, Juan Formell, Haila and Orishas.... more
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Pages From Mauricio’s Diary
Cuba, 2006, 135 min.
Few if any recent Cuban films have tackled with such emotion and courage Cuba after the fall of the Soviet Union and the Special Period. Thus, what Gutierrez Alea’s Memories of Underdevelopment was to the early years of the Cuban revolution, Pérez Paredes’ film may do as a historical balance of the ... more
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