Octavio Cortázar Movies

  • 1969
    For the First Time

    For the First Time

    For the First Time

    7.21969HD

    In 1967, Cuban documentary filmmaker Octavio Cortazar followed a projectionist whose mission was to show moving pictures to rural communities for the...

    For the First Time
  • 1963
    For Whom Havana Dances

    For Whom Havana Dances

    For Whom Havana Dances

    41963HD

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

    For Whom Havana Dances
  • 1978
    El brigadista

    El brigadista

    El brigadista

    6.21978HD

    The Castro revolution was just consolidating its power when, in 1961, over 100,000 students were sent from their schools into the countryside to...

    El brigadista
  • 1968
    Acerca de un personaje que unos llaman San Lázaro y otros llaman Babalú

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

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

    51968HD

    Documentary about the 17th December, the date on which one commemorates St. Lazarus. This occasion is a day of celebration for Cuba, where Catholics...

    Acerca de un personaje que unos llaman San Lázaro y otros llaman Babalú
  • 1993
    Derecho de asilo

    Derecho de asilo

    Derecho de asilo

    51993HD

    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.

    Derecho de asilo
  • 2010
    Memória Cubana

    Memória Cubana

    Memória Cubana

    02010HD

    Through the files of Cuban cinema news program Noticieros ICAIC Latinoamericanos, the documentary shows the most relevant events of the second half...

    Memória Cubana
  • 1992
    The Last Rumba of Papa Montero

    The Last Rumba of Papa Montero

    The Last Rumba of Papa Montero

    51992HD

    Explores the sensuous rhythms and movements of the dance style known as the rumba, as demonstrated by the celebrated Havana rumbero Papá...

    The Last Rumba of Papa Montero
  • 1961
    Enciclopedia Popular No. 3

    Enciclopedia Popular No. 3

    Enciclopedia Popular No. 3

    31961HD

    Enciclopedia Popular No. 3
  • 1961
    Enciclopedia Popular No. 1

    Enciclopedia Popular No. 1

    Enciclopedia Popular No. 1

    21961HD

    Enciclopedia Popular No. 1
  • 1972
    Hablando del punto cubano

    Hablando del punto cubano

    Hablando del punto cubano

    71972HD

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

    Hablando del punto cubano