Guanabacoa: Chronicle of My Family

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Guanabacoa: Chronicle of My Family (1966)

Directed by Sara Gómez

Documentary · 15m

A pioneer in the genre of autobiographical documentaries, this film made by the renowned Cuban director Sara Gómez explores her family roots to offer a family portrait through photos, popular music, and women’s tales. It is also a powerful document of an age and a way of living: that of middle- or upper-class black families in Cuba, meeting in exclusive bars just before the Cuban Revolution.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Sara Gómez
Writer
Sara Gómez
Director of Photography
Luis Marzoa, José Tabio
Editor
Justo Vega
Producer
Jesús Pascau, Eduardo Rivero

Details

Original title
Guanabacoa: Crónica de mi familia
Release date
1966-01-01
Runtime
15m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
ES
Spoken languages
Spanish
Countries
Cuba
Production
ICAIC