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Tundra

Directed by José Luis Aparicio
Cuba
2021
30 mins

Miami International Short Film Award

Walfrido Larduet, a lonely electrical inspector in Havana, dreams of the Red Woman, whose image persists and becomes an obsession. Something tells him she is near. Over the course of a day, Walfrido will follow her trail as he travels through the suburbs of an infested city.


José Luis Aparicio is an independent filmmaker from Cuba. His films include El Secadero (2019), Sueños al pairo (2020), and Tundra (2021), and have been screened in festivals like Sundance, Curta Cinema, and BAFICI.

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  • Year
    2021
  • Country
    Cuba
  • Language
    Spanish
  • Premiere Status
    East Coast Premiere
  • Director
    José Luis Aparicio
  • Cast
    Mario Guerra, Neysi Alpiza , Laura Molina, Jorge Molina, Jorge Enrique Caballero
  • Writer
    Carlos Melian
  • Cinematographer
    Gabriel Alemán
  • Editor
    Joanna Montero
  • Genre
    Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
  • Theme
    Cuban Cinema Series, Drama, Sci-Fi

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