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Guantanamera

6.4

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Original title

Guantanamera

Year

1995

Running time

96 min.

Country

Cuba

Director

Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Juan Carlos Tabío

Screenwriter

Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Juan Carlos Tabío, Eliseo Alberto

Cast

Music

José Nieto

Cinematography

Hans Burmann

Producer

Co-production Cuba-Spain-Germany;

Tornasol Films

Genre

Comedy | Road Movie

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, including several transfers along the way between hearses. On the road, they keep crossing paths with Mariano, a playboy trucker 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.

Awards: 1995: Venice Film Festival: Nominated for Golden Lion

1995: Havana Film Festival: Grand Coral - Second Prize

1996: Sundance Film Festival: Latin America Cinema Award - Honorable Mention

1995: Ondas Awards: Best Iberoamerican Film.

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Guantanamera

1995

Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Juan Carlos Tabío

6.4

(5,833)