Description |
1 DVD (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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digital |
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optical |
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video file |
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DVD video |
System Details |
DVD. |
Cast |
Carlos Cruz, Mirtha Ibarra, Jorge Perugorría, Raúl Eguren, Pedro Fernández, Luis Alberto García, Conchita Brando, Suset Pérez. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Hans Burmann ; editor, Carmen Frias ; music, José Nieto. |
Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1995. |
Awards |
Ft. Lauderdale Int. Film Festival: Best Foreign Film; Gramado Latin Film Fest.: Best Latin Film (tied); Sundance Film Fest.: Latin America Cinema Award (Honorable mention); Venice Film Fest.: nominated for Golden Lion. |
Summary |
In this romantic comedy, Yoyita, a world-famous diva, returns to her home town of Guantanamo for an elegant reception and a surprise reunion with her once beloved, Candido. Overjoyed with the rekindled memories of her first love, Yoyita's elated heart fizzles while in Candido's embrace. Joining Yoyita's funeral procession back to Havana are her sexy niece Gina, a former professor blacklisted for political nonconformity, and her husband Adolfo, a tasteless government official in charge of the funeral proceedings. As the cortege wends westward across Cuba, its path keeps crossing that of Mariano, a gallant truck driver who once had a crush on Gina and whose recurring presence crystallizes her doubts about her marriage. |
Language |
Spanish dialogue with English subtitles; English notes on container. |
Provenance |
Ludmila Kapschutschenko-Schmitt Memorial Collection |
Subject |
Man-woman relationships -- Cuba -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships. |
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Cuba. |
Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Comedy films.
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Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Comedy films.
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Foreign films.
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Fiction films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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Added Author |
Perugorría, Jorge.
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Ibarra, Mirta.
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Cruz, Carlos, 1960-
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Eguren, Raúl.
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Fernández, Pedro, 1969-
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García, Luis Alberto, 1962-
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Brando, Conchita.
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Pérez, Suset.
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Gutiérrez Alea, Tomás, 1928-1996.
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Tabío, Juan Carlos, 1943-2021.
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Alberto, Eliseo, 1951-2011.
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Herrero, Gerardo.
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Nieto, José, 1942- composer.
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Tornasol Films.
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New Yorker Video (Firm)
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ISBN |
1567301843 |
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9781567301847 |
Standard No. |
717119686048 |
Music No. |
DVD 68600 New Yorker Video |
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