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Guantanamera (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain
Sundance Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
96 min + 17 min extra

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.66:1)

Special Features:
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1995 and produced in:
Cuba ( Latin America, Mexico )
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
Spain ( Spain, Portugal )

Directed By:
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Juan Carlos Tabío

Written By:
Eliseo Alberto
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea

Actors:
Carlos Cruz ..... Adolfo
Mirta Ibarra ..... Georgina
Jorge Perugorría ..... Mariano
Raúl Eguren ..... Candido
Pedro Fernández ..... Ramon
Luis Alberto García ..... Tony
Conchita Brando ..... Yoyita
Suset Pérez Malberti ..... Iku
Assenech Rodriguez ..... Grieving Woman
Louisa Pérez Nieto ..... Marilis
Idalmis Del Risco ..... Hilda
Ikay Romay ..... Wina
Mercedes Arnáez ..... Vivian
José Antonio Espinosa ..... Justo (as Jose Antonio Espinosa)
Alfredo Ávila ..... Tirso

Synopsis:

When Aunt Yoyita dies during a visit to Gina in Guantánamo, Gina, along with Yoyita's childhood sweetheart, the aging Cándido, must take the body to Havana. To their annoyance, Gina's overbearing husband Adolfo, a punctilious undertaker with political ambitions, takes charge of the journey. On the road, they keep crossing paths with Mariano, a trucker who's a playboy with a woman at every way station. He and Gina recognize each other: he was her student and wrote her of how much he loved her, then dropped out of school in embarrassment. Before they reach Havana, Gina realizes she can choose between Adolfo and Mariano: does Aunt Yoyita's life help Gina decide?

After a world famous diva dies, her family must accompany the casket on an absurd journey to the funeral, accompanied by a pair of truck drivers. The truckers and the mourners inspire new love in each other. A colorful dark comedy from Cuba, equal parts romantic comedy and critique of the crumbling Communist political system.

It is a satire about life in Cuba. The members of a funeral procession and some truck drivers who have to take the same route begin to talk about god and the world ending up in discovering that life for both groups has many similarities as well as a lot of differences depending on the point of view.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 04 February, 2009.

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