Guantanamera
(DVD Video)

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1995.

Director of photography, Hans Burmann ; editor, Carmen Frias ; music, Jose Nieto.

Carlos Cruz, Mirtha Ibarra, Jorge Perugorria, Raul Eguren, Pedro Fernandez, Luis Alberto Garcia, Conchita Brando, Suset Perez.

In this romantic comedy, Yoyita, a world-famous diva, returns to her home town of Guantanamo for an elegant reception and a surprise reunion with her once beloved, Candido. Overjoyed with the rekindled memories of her first love, Yoyita's elated heart fizzles while in Candido's embrace. Joining Yoyita's funeral procession back to Havana are her sexy niece Gina, a former professor blacklisted for political nonconformity, and her husband Adolfo, a tasteless government official in charge of the funeral proceedings. As the cortege wends westward across Cuba, its path keeps crossing that of Mariano, a gallant truck driver who once had a crush on Gina and whose recurring presence crystallizes her doubts about her marriage.

DVD.

Spanish dialogue with English subtitles; English notes on container.

Ft. Lauderdale Int. Film Festival: Best Foreign Film; Gramado Latin Film Fest.: Best Latin Film (tied); Sundance Film Fest.: Latin America Cinema Award (Honorable mention); Venice Film Fest.: nominated for Golden Lion.