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Cuban Musical to Open NY
Festival
Cuba's film "El Benny," by
filmmaker Jorge Luis Sanchez,
will open the eighth Havana Film
Festival in New York, April
13-19, devoted this year to
Cuban actor Jorge Perugorria (Fresa
y Chocolate).
This first work by Sanchez is
about the life of one of the
Island's most important
musicians, Benny More.
Over 20 full-length films from
15 countries will be shown in
the festival, with Cuba
attending with two feature films
and one documentary, all
prizewinners at the New Latin
American Cinema Festival in
Havana 2006.
The tribute to Perugorria is to
include a retrospective of his
films. He is also expected to
attend a panel on marketing and
distribution.
Founded in 2000 by Carole
Rosenberg, a cultural activist
and also president of the
American Friends of the Ludwig
Foundation of Cuba, the Havana
Film Festival New York is set to
become a cultural bridge between
the US and Cuba through cultural
exchange programs.
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