Miguel Benavides
Biography: Biography not available
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: September 10, 1939
Deathday: July 14, 2008
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Preludio 11
1964-03-19
Preludio 11
Overview: Daniela – a single mother, whose boyfriend left for the US – believes wholeheartedly in Cuba's revolutionary new order. Meanwhile, in Florida, a plot is afoot. Under the command of an American officer, four Cubans ex-patriots and a Guatemalan land on the Cuban coast to prepare a US invasion of the island. Daniela's superior, the corrupt Cuban officer Palomino, is secretly helping the invaders and the young woman becomes entangled in the intrigue.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1964-03-19
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The Robbery
1965-09-08
The Robbery
Overview: Based on the celebrated play by Abelardo Estorino
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Original Language: es
Release Date: 1965-09-08
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The Other Francisco
1975-01-02
The Other Francisco
Overview: Based on the novel Francisco by Anselmo Suárez y Romero, "The Other Francisco" is a socio-economic analysis of slavery and class struggle through the retelling of the original novel. The film contrasts the romantic conceptions of plantation life found in Suárez Romero's novel with a realistic expose of the actual historical conditions of slavery throughout the Americas. It offers a critical analysis of the novel, showing how the author's social background led to his use of particular dramatic structures to convey his liberal, humanitarian viewpoint.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1975-01-02
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The Man from Maisinicu
1973-01-02
The Man from Maisinicu
Overview: 1964, in the Escambray mountains: the area is infested with counter- revolutionary bands which are trying to spread terror among the population and re-establish contact with the US, CIA. The murder of a man led to a reprisal to wipe out the bandits.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1973-01-02
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La decisión
1963-02-14
La decisión
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Original Language: es
Release Date: 1963-02-14
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Habanera
1984-09-07
Habanera
Overview: The world of a young psychiatrist is shattered when she finds out that her husband is having an affair with one of her patients.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1984-09-07
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Portrait of Teresa
1979-10-01
Portrait of Teresa
Overview: Teresa is overwhelmed: with a husband, three young sons, a job as a crew leader in a textile factory, and volunteer commitments as cultural leader of her union. Her husband, Ramón, wants more of her attention; her feelings are mixed, wanting domestic peace, feeling responsibilities to the revolution, and wanting to control her own life beyond doing dirty dishes. They separate; he begins an affair. When he wants a reconciliation, she asks what his response would be if she'd had an affair too. "But men are different," is his reply. He's failed her test, and to hold on to independence and self-respect, she remains uncompromising and hard-edged.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1979-10-01
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Cecilia
1982-05-01
Cecilia
Overview: The story of Cecilia is a story of the society that dominated 19th-century Cuba, a society divided between whites, blacks, and those who were mixed, the mulattos. (Since the Spanish conquistadors killed off the Indian population in Cuba not long after they took over the island, there are no mestizos, or those of mixed-Indian blood in Cuba as in other Caribbean nations.) At any rate, the drama about the life and loves of Cecilia (Daisy Granados) takes place against the backdrop of graphically violent mistreatment of slaves and the rumors of a slave rebellion after the Cubans hear of slaves turning against their captors in Haiti.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1982-05-01
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