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Octavio Cortázar

Octavio Cortázar

Octavio Cortázar is associated with: Derecho de asilo

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Movies Made By Octavio Cortázar (10)

Derecho de asilo (1993)

In an imaginary country in Latin America, a man asks for asylum in an embassy. Trickery, passion, and intrigue are the motives of his actions. ...

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The Last Rumba of Papa Montero (1992)

Explores the sensuous rhythms and movements of the dance style known as the rumba, as demonstrated by the celebrated Havana rumbero Papá Montero. Blending vintage documentary footage with meticulously staged recreations, the dancer's tragic assassination ...

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La ultima rumba de papa Montero (1991)

The film focuses on a contemporary documentary production company that is attempting to create a non-fiction feature about Papa Montero, a 1930's rumbero who was murdered during Havana's carnival celebrations. The film uses flashback sequences to recreate ...

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El brigadista (1978)

The Castro revolution was just consolidating its power when, in 1961, over 100,000 students were sent from their schools into the countryside to teach the peasants there how to read. Coinciding with the Bay of Pigs invasion, in this docudrama, 15-year-old ...

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Hablando del punto cubano (1972)

Analyzes the typical features of the punto, a Cuban musical tradition from the days of Spanish colonialism. ...

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Por primera vez (1969)

In 1967, Cuban documentary filmmaker Octavio Cortazar followed a travelling projectionist troupe whose mission was to show moving pictures to rural communities for the first time. Cortazar's short film documents one audience's response to its first film: C ...

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Acerca de un personaje que unos llaman San Lázaro y otros llaman Babalú (1968)

Documentary about the 17th December, the date on which one commemorates St. Lazarus. This occasion is a day of celebration for Cuba, where Catholics and believers of African religion alike make a pilgrimage to El Rincón, outside Havana. ...

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For Whom Havana Dances (1963)

Five young Cubans, ex-revolutionaries, meet after years in Havana during a dancing carnival night. ...

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Enciclopedia Popular No. 3 (1961)

This popular science film from the Popular Encyclopedia series consists of three stories: 1 – How a Newspaper Is Born (a popular account of the various stages of newspaper development and printing); 2 – "Reptiles" (about the different classes of reptil ...

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Enciclopedia Popular No. 1 (1961)

The first film in the Popular Encyclopedia series consists of three stories: 1 – Vision Defects (a popular explanation of nearsightedness and farsightedness); 2 – "Marine Fauna" (with a visit to the national aquarium); 3 – "How a Cartoon Is Made" (a ...

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Movies Starring Octavio Cortázar (2)

Memória Cubana (2010)

Through the files of Cuban cinema news program Noticieros ICAIC Latinoamericanos, the documentary shows the most relevant events of the second half of the 20th century as seen by the documentary filmmakers of the island. During three decades and under the ...

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Por primera vez (1969)

In 1967, Cuban documentary filmmaker Octavio Cortazar followed a travelling projectionist troupe whose mission was to show moving pictures to rural communities for the first time. Cortazar's short film documents one audience's response to its first film: C ...

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