A Cuban Legend
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Cast & Crew
Bette Wanderman
Tata Guines
Salvador Gonzalez Escalona
Enrique Molina
Alan Boss
Sasa Jokic
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Synopsis
Cuban priest, sculptor and world-renowned muralist Salvador Gonzalez Escalona is perhaps best known for transforming a Havana alleyway from a garbage-riddled path into a vibrant cultural and spiritual vortex. The Callejon de Hamel, located in the Cayo Hueso neighborhood of the Cuban capital, explodes with radiant murals, impressionistic art and Sunday-morning rumbas. By strengthening the ties that bind art, religion, music and dance, Escalona has drawn attention to the pre-Christian roots of the Afro-Cubans and renewed a sense of pride in the neighborhood's collective cultural past. Escalona's work breaches boundaries. He has even cut through the political tension between the U.S. and Cuba, creating art for American urban communities in an effort to foster cooperation and understanding among the people of these two nations.
Director
Bette Wanderman
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Released in United States Fall October 11, 2002
Released in United States October 2001
Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival in Mill Valley, California October 4-14, 2001.
Released in United States October 2001 (Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival in Mill Valley, California October 4-14, 2001.)
Released in United States Fall October 11, 2002
