Miami Dade College (MDC) has announced the launch of the Cuban Cinema Series, presented by the Miami Film Festival!

The Series will feature presentations of six emblematic Cuban films at the newly renovated, state-of-the-art theater at MDC’s Koubek Center, in the heart of Little Havana. Admission is free for all films in the series. 

Founded and directed by renown film critic and author Alejandro Ríos, who originated the Series in 1993, featuring filmmakers, special guests, free valet, live music, and refreshments available for purchase. 

The Series is sponsored by ArtesMiami. Here are some words from both the President and the Chair:

“ArtesMiami is proud to partner with the Miami Film Festival as cinema is an important art form mirroring our lives. Through film we see stories that resonate with our own lives.”
– Maria Bechily, Chair of ArtesMiami, Inc.

“Becoming the Producing Sponsor of the Spotlight on Cuba films at the Miami Film Festival and of the Cuban Cinema Series is a great source of pride for us at. ArtesMiami. We are committed to supporting Hispanic artists, including filmmakers, and to promoting great cultural organizations such as the Miami Film Festival so this partnership with Miami Dade College is especially meaningful for our nonprofit organization.”
– Aida Levitan, PhD, President of ArtesMiami, Inc.

Upcoming Films:

Juan of the Dead (Juan de los Muertos)
Directed by Alejandro Brugués
Thursday, December 5 at 7:00 PM EDT
Miami Dade College Koubek Memorial Center
First Screening of the Season!

Juan de los Muertos tells the story of an unexpected appearance of zombies in Havana, which the Cuban regime attributes to dissidents and the imperialist enemy.

Juan and his crony Lázaro are two lazy rogues, survivors of failed Castro social experiments, such as the so-called “special period.” 

The plague of violence that plagues the city makes them found a private company so that families can get rid of their aggressive zombie relatives: “Juan of the Dead: we kill your loved ones.” 

The film satirizes the absurdity of totalitarian society through the horror genre and one of its most popular variants: zombies, or the living dead.

Juan de los Muertos stars Alexis Díaz de Villegas, Jorge Molina and Jazz Vilá, among others.