First Look - Pt I

Presents a documentary on Cuban artists. Reveals some of the misconceptions and realities of Cubans and Cuban art in a country 90 miles from the United States and isolated since 1959. Features interviews with artists who express an interest in discovering what is truly Cuban from capitalism to socialism, from traditions and legends to nature and mystery. Shows Cuba as a Third World country, underdeveloped, Latin American, robbed of its native culture. In English and Spanish with English voice-over.

More in Presente Series

  1. First Look - Pt I
  2. First Look - Pt Ii
  3. Nicaragua - The Other Invasion
  4. Sojourn Earth
  5. Alpaca Breeders Of Chimboya 1984

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