Things I Left in Havana

1997 Spanish film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

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Produced byGerardo Herrero
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Things I Left in Havana
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
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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 of 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

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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]
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