Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 30th, 2012 No Comments »
Earlier this month, Cuban actors Anailin de la Rua de la Torre and Javier Nuñez Florian disappeared in Miami, en route to the first American screening of the film in which they star, Una Noche, at the Tribeca Film Festival. Days after their disappearance, the couple emerged from hiding to confirm, in a televised statement […]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 2nd, 2012 No Comments »
Despite the Special Period – a time marked by dramatic scarcity of resources, the rise of racial and social inequality, the emergence and normalization of black market activity, the exploitation of Cuban bodies and culture to attract and serve the tourist sector, censorship, limited mobility – one aspect of Cubanidad has survived and only seems […]
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