Octavio Cortázar Movies
- 1963
For Whom Havana Dances
For Whom Havana Dances41963HD
Five young Cubans, ex-revolutionaries, meet after years in Havana during a dancing carnival night.
- 1969
For the First Time
For the First Time7.21969HD
In 1967, Cuban documentary filmmaker Octavio Cortazar followed a projectionist whose mission was to show moving pictures to rural communities for the...
- 1978
El brigadista
El brigadista6.21978HD
The Castro revolution was just consolidating its power when, in 1961, over 100,000 students were sent from their schools into the countryside to...
- 1993
Derecho de asilo
Derecho de asilo51993HD
In an imaginary country in Latin America, a man asks for asylum in an embassy. Trickery, passion, and intrigue are the motives of his actions.
- 1968
Acerca de un personaje que unos llaman San Lázaro y otros llaman Babalú
Acerca de un personaje que unos llaman San Lázaro y otros llaman Babalú51968HD
Documentary about the 17th December, the date on which one commemorates St. Lazarus. This occasion is a day of celebration for Cuba, where Catholics...
- 1961
Enciclopedia Popular No. 3
Enciclopedia Popular No. 331961HD
- 1992
The Last Rumba of Papa Montero
The Last Rumba of Papa Montero51992HD
Explores the sensuous rhythms and movements of the dance style known as the rumba, as demonstrated by the celebrated Havana rumbero Papá...
- 1972
Hablando del punto cubano
Hablando del punto cubano71972HD
Analyzes the typical features of the punto, a Cuban musical tradition from the days of Spanish colonialism.
- 2010
Memória Cubana
Memória Cubana02010HD
Through the files of Cuban cinema news program Noticieros ICAIC Latinoamericanos, the documentary shows the most relevant events of the second half...
- 1961
Enciclopedia Popular No. 1
Enciclopedia Popular No. 121961HD