Draft:Lynn Cruz
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Mailyn Gómez Cruz (born June 3, 1977, in Havana, Cuba), known professionally as Lynn Cruz, is a Cuban actress, playwright, theatre director, and writer. She is known for her performances in the films Larga distancia (2010), ¿Eres tú papá? (2018), and Blue Heart (2021), as well as for her work in independent Cuban theatre. She is also the protagonist of the documentary Chronicles of the Absurd (2024).[1]
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| Born | Mailyn Gómez Cruz June 3, 1977 |
| Education | Bachelor's degree in Pedagogy; Dramatic Theatre Actress |
| Alma mater | University of Matanzas |
| Occupations | Theatre director, playwright, actress, writer |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Awards | Best Actress – Cayenne Film Festival (2015) Best Actress – David Suárez Municipal Award (2015) |
Career
Cruz studied pedagogy and theatre at the University of Matanzas.[2] She began her acting career in 2003 at the National Theatre of Cuba.[3]
During her early career she worked with several theatre groups including Teatro El Público and international companies such as Pig’s Appeeal in Düsseldorf, Germany.[4]
In 2010 she obtained her first leading film role in Larga distancia. For her performance she was nominated for both the Adolfo Llauradó and Caricato theatre awards.[5]
In 2011 she made her debut as playwright and theatre director with El regreso, a free adaptation of La indiana by Catalan author Àngels Aymar. The production led her to found the independent theatre group Teatro Kairós LCAP, which operated outside state cultural institutions.[6]
In 2012 she was cast by filmmaker Miguel Coyula in the experimental science-fiction film Blue Heart, a project that took nearly a decade to complete.[7]
In 2015 she won the Best Actress award at the Cayenne Film Festival in New York and the David Suárez Municipal Award for her role as Celia in the Venezuelan film El niño.[8][9]
She was also nominated for Best Actress at the 168 Film Festival in Los Angeles for her role in the Ecuadorian film ENDS.[10]
In 2017 she produced and appeared in the documentary Nadie, directed by Miguel Coyula. A screening attempt at Casa Galería El Círculo in Havana was interrupted by a police operation and Cuban State Security agents.[11]
That same year her play Los enemigos del pueblo, directed by Coyula, was staged at the same venue and also disrupted by authorities.[12]
Cruz has written chronicles, reviews, and opinion essays for media outlets including 14ymedio, Havana Times, Hypermedia Magazine, Rialta, and Uypress.[13]
Due to her political positions, she was reportedly barred in 2018 from working as an actress in Cuban state cultural institutions.[14]
Her performance in the film ¿Eres tú papá? was described as "masterful" by the Miami Herald.[15]
In 2018 her novel Terminal received a special mention in the Franz Kafka Drawer Novel Award.[16]
In 2021 she premiered the play Sala-R, supported by the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Havana.[17]
In 2022 she won the Franz Kafka Essay/Testimony Award for Crónica Azul, a memoir about the production of Blue Heart.[18]
That same year her theater play Los enemigos del pueblo (Informe Postmortem) was presented at documenta fifteen in Kassel, Germany.[19]
In 2024 she produced and appeared in the documentary Chronicles of the Absurd, directed by Miguel Coyula.[20]