Looking for El Santo - A Four-day Search in Havana
2023·Mexico·31 min.
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A journey to find the locations where the first two El Santo films were shot in Havana, Cuba. The granddaughter of original El Santo producer Jorge Garcia-Besné and the archivist behind the restoration of the first two El Santo pictures travel to Havana, Cuba, to clandestinely visit the locations where the original films were made, and granddaughter Viviana realizes the trip was as much of a journey to chart her family evolution as of historical cinema exercise. Filmed almost entirely on iPhones to avoid drawing the attention of the authorities, it is also a brief portrait of a resilient population faced with a daily struggle to feed themselves under a severe embargo from the West.
DirectorViviana García Besné
ScreenwriterViviana García Besné
CastEduardo Giraldo Almirante·Peter Conheim·Luis Miguel Montes de Oca·Viviana García Besné·Lia Tamame
Original titleLooking for El Santo - A Four-day Search in Havana