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
Film poster
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

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

Production

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 slightly over 200 million ₧.[8]

Release

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
Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
199742nd Valladolid International Film FestivalSilver SpikeWon[9]
199813th Goya AwardsBest New ActressVioleta RodríguezNominated[11]
45th Ondas AwardsBest Film DirectorManuel Gutiérrez AragónWon[12]

See also

References
  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. Holland, Jonathan (18 January 1998). "Things I Left in Havana". Variety.
  4. 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. Forjas, Francisco (29 October 1997). "Los paraísos perdidos". El País.
  9. "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.
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