Alicia Alonso

Trop jeune pour moi (2020)

Personal Narrative of a Journey to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent: José Lezama Lima, the hereafter thereafter (2011)

To make a film about a poet, it is necessary to move away from all cinematographic purpose, all technical language, all aestheticizing intention; we should just think like him, in terms of image and animism, of arrow and spell. The film in question will th ...

Anecdotes about Fidel (2009)

23 Anecdotes that reveal a personal side of Fidel Castro, told by Gabriel Garcia Márquez, Alicia Alonso, Alice Walter, Aleida, Che Guevara's daughter, Harry Belafonte, Jessie Jackson, Hank Aaron, Comandante Almeida and others. ...

Dans l'ombre du maître (2008)

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Antonio Gades, la ética de la danza (2007)

Documentary that reconstructs the professional life of the dancer through the thread of his own voice. A work that travels to the fundamental landscapes of the personal history of Gades with unpublished documents and the testimony of those who shared with ...

A Child's Secret (2006)

Set in 18th century, a 10 year old deaf boy has been abandoned by his mother, Comtesse de Solar, and is taken care by Abbé de l'Épée, who teaches him how to comunicate and express. ...

Dance Cuba: Dreams of Flight (2004)

Dance Cuba: Dreams of Flight begins with the historic coming together of American and Cuban dance companies in Havana. The heart and soul of the film rests in the human stories that revolve around the unity of the two. ...

Espiral (1992)

An approach to a living myth of dance, Alicia Alonso, from the viewpoint of her passion, tenacity and devotion to art. It includes fragments of the ballet Giselle, choreographed by her, based on the original by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot, and of La Diva ...

Alicia Alonso y el Ballet Nacional de Cuba (1979)

Documentary on Cuban prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso and her company the Ballet Nacional de Cuba. ...

Alicia (1977)

Documentary on Alicia Alonso, considered by many critics to be the prima ballerina among all the great contemporary ballerinas. Alicia discusses her history in ballet, we glimpse her early life and see her dancing in "Giselle", "The Black Swan", the "Grand ...

Un retablo para Romeo y Julieta (1971)

A psychedelic combination of Shakespeare, rock & roll and Catholic symbolism in the shape of a Cuban ballet. ...

Giselle (1965)

A thrilling performance film featuring Cuba's greatest ballet dancer, Alicia Alonso in her acclaimed portrayal of Giselle, the ballet that made Alicia an international star. In this tale, Duke Albrecht disguises himself as a peasant to win the love of the ...

A Child's Secret (2006)

Set in 18th century, a 10 year old deaf boy has been abandoned by his mother, Comtesse de Solar, and is taken care by Abbé de l'Épée, who teaches him how to comunicate and express. ...