2023-06-08 21:21:28
«Estela’s work is truly extraordinary. Without her documentaries, many memorable pages of our revolutionary process would have been truncated,” the prestigious Cuban intellectual and president of Casa de las Américas, Abel Prieto, wrote on Twitter on the occasion of the 90th birthday of the laureate documentary filmmaker.
Other congratulations to Estela on the social network itself praised her work and highlighted the contributions of her work, capturing important moments in Cuba and its process of change.
In this sense, media such as Prensa Latina praised the fact that his prolific life has been dedicated to the defense of the Cuban Revolution.
His recognized work for Latin American documentary history has conquered a space in the national cinema and culture, for which he has earned the admiration and affection of the people of the Caribbean island, where he has lived for several decades, added PL.
In 2021, the publishing house of the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry launched the book Wakea tribute to who “represents the freshest and most original in making documentaries full of life, humor and courage”, according to the Cuban poet Nicolás Guillén.
Also in August of that year he presented the volume beyond the legendwhich focuses on the figure of the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, from the vision of 60 world personalities, the office continues to point out.
The text, based on the audiovisual Fidel, the untold story (2014), collects the exclusive statements of personalities from politics, science and art in Cuba, the United States, Jamaica, Chile, Italy and pays tribute to the Commander in Chief, on the occasion of the 95th anniversary of his birth.
More than 700 pages about the human and the epic of the person who led the Cuban revolutionary process distinguish the work, which added the co-authorship of the director’s husband and screenwriter, Ernesto Bravo, who recounted several anecdotes of his professional relationship with the Cuban president.
Bravo has an extensive and multi-award-winning career in the audiovisual scene that has reached festivals and television stations in cities such as Madrid, Huesca, Istanbul, Havana and London, PL recalled.
His filmography includes the feature film The Little Maries (1984)the documentaries Missing children of Argentina (1986), The excludable Cubans (1994), Fidel. the untold story (2001), Operation Peter Pan (2010), Cuban Gem (2006), among others.
She is also the author of literary works, including beyond the legendwhich focuses on the figure of the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, from the perspective of 60 world personalities.
The filmmaker obtained numerous recognitions in Cuba such as the Haydée Santamaría Medal and the Distinction for National Culture, which were awarded to her by Casa de las Américas and the Ministry of Culture, respectively, for her relevant contribution to the island’s heritage.
With PL information
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