Before antes de 1959    Cine Cubano

Cuba had a rich and varied cinematic tradition. This survey presents a showcase of the leading creative voices and talents who helped build a national cinema before the Cuban Revolution of 1959

The first Cuban film was made in 1897 and more than eighty  movies were produced before the Revolution.

Películas Films

El Cabo de San Antonio o Jocuma (1955)
El Megano (1954)
El Parque de Palatino (1906)
El Romance del Palmar (1938)
Estampas Habaneras (1939)
Hotel de Muchachas (1951)

La Serpiente Roja (1937)
Carlos Badias, Anibal del Mar. First feature talkie. Detective Chan Li Po investigates a murder at a mansion.

Maracas y Bongo (1932)
Yolanda Gonzalez, Jose Manuel Valdes and Fernando Collazo.
The first talkie of Cuba. A short musical scene on a Cuban patio.

Maria la O (1948)
Rita Montaner, Issa Morante Emilio Tuero, A melodrama set in Cuba of 1840 concerning the impossible love of a mulata and a white youth.

Siete Muertes a Plazo Fijo (1951)
Raquel Revuelta, Alejandro Lugo and Eduardo Casado. A thriller Cuban style with the influences of North America.