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Strawberry and Chocolate is a 1993 comedy-drama film, directed by Cuban filmmakers Tomás Gutiérrez Alea and Juan Carlos Tabío, based on the short story "The Wolf, the Forest and the New Man". Senel Paz wrote the short story in 1990 and also wrote the screenplay for the film. It was the first Cuban film to be nominated for an Academy Award. It is an international co-production between Cuba and Mexico.
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Within the landscape of Latin American cinema, few films have achieved the stature of a cultural symbol and the artistic mastery of Fresa y chocolate (*Strawberry and Chocolate*). This film was directed by a pillar of Cuban cinema, the unparalleled Tomás Gutiérrez Alea (Titón), in collaboration with Juan Carlos Tabío . We are faced with a movie that became a social event, an open debate, and a humanistic embrace tha…More
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De donde vengo, la ideología por décadas ha ido dejando estragos en las personas. En general, se ha comido tanta basura, que daría para una fuente inagotable de películas. El arte cubano, por los siglos de los siglos, ha sido uno de los encargados de cargar con ese peso, ponerle voz a lo prohibido, a lo dictatorial. Desde la sátira de un chiste subido de tono, el eco de las tablas en el teatro, el dibujo gráfico y s…More