Looking for El Santo

Looking for El Santo (2023)

A journey to find the locations where the first two El Santo films were shot in Havana, Cuba

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2023-02-14
  • Runtime: 0h 31min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Cinema Preservation Alliance
  • Production Country: Cuba, Mexico, United States of America
  • Director:

Summary

The granddaughter of original El Santo producer Jorge Garcia-Besné and the archivist behind the restoration of the first two El Santo pictures travel to Havana, Cuba, to clandestinely visit the locations where the original films were made, and granddaughter Viviana realizes the trip was as much of a journey to chart her family evolution as of historical cinema exercise. Filmed almost entirely on iPhones to avoid drawing the attention of the authorities, it is also a brief portrait of a resilient population faced with a daily struggle to feed themselves under a severe embargo from the West.

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Directing Viviana García-Besné Director
Writing Viviana García-Besné Writer
Production Peter Conheim Producer
Camera Peter Conheim Camera Operator
Camera Viviana García-Besné Camera Operator
Production Viviana García-Besné Producer
Production Lia Tamame Producer
Camera Lia Tamame Camera Operator
Production Alistair Tremps Producer
Production Sam Dunn Co-Producer
Production John Morrissey Co-Producer