Things I Left in Havana

Things I Left in Havana (Spanish: Cosas que dejé en La Habana) is a 1997 Spanish film directed by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón and co-written by Senel Paz. It stars Violeta Rodríguez, Jorge Perugorría and Kiti Mánver.

Things I Left in Havana
SpanishCosas que dejé en La Habana
Directed byManuel Gutiérrez Aragón
Screenplay by
Produced byGerardo Herrero
Starring
CinematographyTeo Escamilla
Edited byJosé Salcedo
Music byJosé María Vitier
Production
companies
  • Sogetel
  • Tornasol Films
Release dates
  • October 1997 (1997-10) (Seminci)
  • 16 January 1998 (1998-01-16) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Plot

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Three sisters from Cuba (Nena, Ludmila and Rosa) move to Madrid,[1] temporarily staying with their aunt María, who exploits them for labour, also intending for them to assimilate to Spanish culture.[2] Nena, an actress wannabe, falls romantically for Igor, a Cuban scoundrel with a heart of gold.[3]

Cast

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Production

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The screenplay was penned by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón and Senel Paz.[6] Produced by Gerardo Herrero, the film is a Sogetel and Tornasol Films production, with the participation of Canal+ and the collaboration of Sogepac.[7] The film had a budget of slightly over 200 million .[8]

Release

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Things I Left in Havana screened at the 42nd Valladolid International Film Festival in October 1997.[8][9] The film was theatrically released in Spain on 16 January 1998.[10]

Accolades

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
1997 42nd Valladolid International Film Festival Silver Spike Won [9]
1998 13th Goya Awards Best New Actress Violeta Rodríguez Nominated [11]
45th Ondas Awards Best Film Director Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón Won [12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Avilés Barandiarán, Javier (2016). "El inmigrante latinoamericano en el cine español". Emigración y relaciones bilaterales España-Chile. 1810-2015. Madrid: Editorial Dykinson. p. 354. ISBN 978-84-9085-955-1.
  2. ^ Rodríguez Fernández, Mª del Carmen (2007). "Subjetividad postcolonial a través de los recuerdos de la madre tierra: las islas del Caribe como ejemplo" (PDF). Letras Hispanas. 4 (2): 21.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Holland, Jonathan (18 January 1998). "Things I Left in Havana". Variety.
  4. ^ a b c Caparrós Lera 2005, p. 85.
  5. ^ Barrow 2009, p. 118.
  6. ^ Barrow, Sarah (2009). "Exilio y encuentro cultural en Cosas que dejé en La Habana" (PDF). Iberoamericana. 9 (34): 117–126. JSTOR 41676845.
  7. ^ Rodríguez Fernández 2007, p. 24.
  8. ^ a b Forjas, Francisco (29 October 1997). "Los paraísos perdidos". El País.
  9. ^ a b "Cosas que dejé en La Habana". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
  10. ^ Caparrós Lera, José María (2005). La Pantalla Popular. El cine español durante el Gobierno de la derecha (1996-2003). Tres Cantos: Ediciones Akal. p. 85. ISBN 978-84-460-2414-9.
  11. ^ "Cosas que dejé en La Habana". premiosgoya.com. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Se fallan los premios de la 45 Edición de los Premios Ondas". El Mundo. 28 October 1998.