Most Popular Octavio Cortázar Trailers
Total trailers found: 12
For Whom Havana Dances Trailer (1963)
19 April 1963
Five young Cubans, ex-revolutionaries, meet after years in Havana during a dancing carnival night.
El brigadista Trailer (1978)
02 January 1978
The Castro revolution was just consolidating its power when, in 1961, over 100,000 students were sent from their schools into the countryside to teach the peasants there how to read.
The Last Rumba of Papa Montero Trailer (1992)
02 January 1992
Explores the sensuous rhythms and movements of the dance style known as the rumba, as demonstrated by the celebrated Havana rumbero Papá Montero.
Hablando del punto cubano Trailer (1972)
01 January 1972
Analyzes the typical features of the punto, a Cuban musical tradition from the days of Spanish colonialism.
Memória Cubana Trailer (2010)
27 September 2010
Through the files of Cuban cinema news program Noticieros ICAIC Latinoamericanos, the documentary shows the most relevant events of the second half of the 20th century as seen by the documentary filmmakers of the island.
Acerca de un personaje que unos llaman San Lázaro y otros llaman Babalú Trailer (1968)
01 January 1968
Documentary about the 17th December, the date on which one commemorates St. Lazarus. This occasion is a day of celebration for Cuba, where Catholics and believers of African religion alike make a pilgrimage to El Rincón, outside Havana.
Derecho de asilo Trailer (1993)
02 January 1993
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.
Guardafronteras Trailer (1980)
10 October 1980
A squad of young Cuban armed forces recruits are tasked with defending a strategic key north of Cuba.
Enciclopedia Popular No. 3 Trailer (1961)
01 January 1961
This popular science film from the Popular Encyclopedia series consists of three stories: 1 – How a Newspaper Is Born (a popular account of the various stages of newspaper development and printing); 2 – "Reptiles" (about the different classes of reptiles and their characteristics); 3 – "Rubén Martínez Villena" (a biography of the poet and revolutionary Rubén Martínez Villena).
La ultima rumba de papa Montero Trailer (1991)
01 January 1991
The film focuses on a contemporary documentary production company that is attempting to create a non-fiction feature about Papa Montero, a 1930's rumbero who was murdered during Havana's carnival celebrations.
Enciclopedia Popular No. 1 Trailer (1961)
01 January 1961
The first film in the Popular Encyclopedia series consists of three stories: 1 – Vision Defects (a popular explanation of nearsightedness and farsightedness); 2 – "Marine Fauna" (with a visit to the national aquarium); 3 – "How a Cartoon Is Made" (a brief description of the process of creating cartoons).
Por primera vez Trailer (1969)
20 November 1969
In 1967, Cuban documentary filmmaker Octavio Cortazar followed a travelling projectionist troupe whose mission was to show moving pictures to rural communities for the first time.
