Luis Felipe Bernaza

Mariposas en el andamio

Luis Felipe Bernaza, Margaret Gilpin

After the Revolution, gays were not respected in Cuba, but in the small Havana neighborhood of La Güinera, a few courageous women came to power and encouraged the gay community. Glamorous gowns fashioned from grain sacks and eyelashes made out of carbon paper are the reality of drag in Cuba. In La Güinera, gay transvestite performers have earned respect and status through creative work for the neighbourhood. On stage action and backstage preparation opens out into insightful interviews with community leaders, families, and the performers themselves. the question; can you be gay and accepted in Cuba?

Vals de la Habana vieja

Luis Felipe Bernaza

Ana Viñas, Reynaldo Miravalles

De tal Pedro tal astilla

Luis Felipe Bernaza

Reynaldo Miravalles

The rivalry between two peasants who compete in raising cattle, fosters a comedy of mistakes when the children of each other fall in love.