Stories Set in Havana

Four vignettes on the lives of the Cuban people in the pre-revolutionary era. In Havana Maria is ashamed when a man she loves discovers how she makes a living. Pedro an old farmer discovers that the land he cultivates…

In this fascinating Oscar-nominated documentary American guitarist Ry Cooder brings together a group of legendary Cuban folk musicians (some in their 90s) to record a Grammy-winning CD in their native city of Havana.…

In pre-revolution Cuba Katey Miller is about to defy everyone's expectations. Instead of a parent-approved suitor Katey is drawn to the sexy waiter Javier who spends his nights dancing in Havana's nightclubs. As she…

Jesús a young hairdresser works at a Havana nightclub for drag performers and dreams of being a performer himself. Encouraged by his mentor Mama Jesús finally gets his chance to take the stage. But when Angel his…

Cuba is not a country for young gays. Teen rent boy Reinier falls in love with a mate in the slum soccer field in their neighbourhood in Havana. Although obsessed with moneymaking to hold up his baby teen wife and…

In the aftermath of the Bay of Pigs incident Sergio chooses to stay behind in Cuba while his wife and family escape to neighboring Miami. Alone in a brave new world Sergio observes the constant threat of foreign…

Havana Cuba 1990. René González an airplane pilot unexpectedly flees the country leaving behind his wife Olga and his daughter Irma and begins a new life in Miami where he becomes a member of an anti-Castro organization.

Havana Cuba 1979. Flamboyantly gay artist Diego (Jorge Perugorría) attempts to seduce the straight and strait-laced David an idealistic young communist and fails dismally. But David conspires to become friends with…

Yuli is the nickname given to Carlos Acosta by his father Pedro who considers him the son of Ogun an African god and a fighter. As a child Yuli avoids discipline and education learning from the streets of an…