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Migdia Skarsgård Chinea is an American awarded filmmaker born in Coral Gables, FL, president of Ciboney Productions, member of the TV Academy of Arts and Sciences (EMMY's) in the Writers category, member of the WGAW. She obtained a UCLA MFA in Film and Media Studies in 2012. Migdia's independent short films "anonymous (street meat)," "Kninth Floor" and "The Prince of Old Havana" have been semi-finalist at Cannes Un Certain Regard, the Phillip K Dick Film Festival (NY City and Lille, France), St. Petersburg Film Festival in Russia, among numerous others. She has written and produced "The Incredible Hulk" and has completed psychological horror short "Red on Red". Migdia wrote, directed and produced her first full length indie feature "When it Rains," a post sexual revolution film set in 1972 Hollywood, received (as a work-in-progress) the Individual Merit Award at the Richmond International Film Festival, in VA, along with The Prince of Old Havana. Her TV series "Alchemist of Boyle Heights" introduces us to a modern day alchemist -- a working mom who turns bad times into gold.- Actor
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Vladimir Cruz was born on 26 July 1965 in Villa Clara, Cuba. He is an actor and director, known for Che: Part One (2008), Strawberry & Chocolate (1993) and Los buenos demonios (2018).- Writer
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Joseph Kessel was born on 31 January 1898 in Villa Clara, Entre Ríos, Argentina. He was a writer, known for Belle de Jour (1967), Army of Shadows (1969) and The Night of the Generals (1967). He was married to Michèle O'Brien, Catherine Gangardt and Nadia-Alexandra Polizu-Michsunesti. He died on 23 July 1979 in Avernes, Val d'Oise, France.- Actor
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Federico Piñero was born on 3 March 1903 in Santa Clara, Las Villas, Cuba. He was an actor, known for The Rebel (1943), Embrujo antillano (1946) and Cancionero Cubano (1939). He died on 2 November 1961 in Miami, Florida, USA.- Pedro Marthán was born on 29 June 1926 in Santa Clara, Las Villas, Cuba. He was an actor, known for Todos los días son sábados (1977), Historia de tres hermanas (1964) and La criada de la granja (1953). He was married to Belén Díaz. He died on 18 January 2021 in Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela.
- Orlando Hernández was born on 11 October 1965 in Villa Clara, Cuba. He has been married to Noris Bosch since 14 February 2000. He was previously married to Norma Elvira Manzo Ibanez.
- Cuban singer, musician, and entertainer who left an indelible mark in the history of Cuban popular music. At age 9, Rolando taught himself how to play percussion and it was obvious he had a great ear for music and Afro Cuban rhythms. As a teenager, he was good enough to play with the Municipal Band of Santa Clara and the famed Arcaño Orchestra.
In 1946 he decided to try his luck in Havana and became the percussionist of the Hermanos Palau Orchestra, moving later to the popular Beny Moré's Banda Gigante in which he played "timbales" and sang background vocals. Slowly, Rolando became aware he had a singing voice with a unique sound, and decided he could express himself better as a vocalist. With the help of musician and arranger Ernesto Duarte, Rolando defined a singing style that, at the beginning was controversial, but it would prove to be extremely commercial. Duarte introduced him to his partner Guillermo Álvarez Guedes, an actor turned record mogul, and together they recorded Rolando in a bolero titled "Mentiras tuyas". As soon as the single was released, radio DJs began playing it, and audiences loved it so much that the single sold 30,000 copies in a few days.
More recordings followed and a superstar had been born. Rolando had a big open voice which was "slightly hoarse and aggressive" according to the New York Times, but most important, he lived the lyrics to his songs and delivered his feelings with such a resolved bravado that audiences could not help but be impacted. In order to highlight the message of a song, Rolando included some ad libs that quickly became part of popular Cuban culture. During his singing, which was always up-tempo and effervescent, he would utter phrases like "de película!" meaning "this is like a movie!" or "mira esto Tita" meaning "can you believe it Tita? (Tita was his pet name for wife Gisela, a marriage that lasted for 55 years). With hit platters constantly playing on radio stations earning him several gold records, he was in great demand on television, theaters, night clubs and he did them all with a vengeance.
If his sound and style made his fortune in the recording studio, performing live Rolando Laserie acquired an extra dimension. First of all it was his looks, always smartly dressed in fashionable suits, matching ties or bows, and topping it all with a mischievous cap on his head which became his trademark. He also demonstrated being a consummate performer with his up-tempo singing even on romantic songs which was a marvel of improvisation and sound. His attack and enthusiasm earned him the nickname ''El Guapo de la Canción,'' and "El Guapachoso" which in Cuban slang translates as valiant or bold singer.
In 1959, at the top of his fame and popularity, Rolando's world changed dramatically almost overnight when Cuba fell to a communist dictatorship. All freedoms were abolished on the island and he decided he could not live under the repression and mandates of the new regime. Like thousands of his compatriots, Rolando went into exile which meant leaving behind all he had earned and starting again from scratch. It helped that his name and prestige were fairly well established in other Latin American countries and, after a couple of years struggling to relaunch his career, Rolando received valuable support from record labels in Mexico and Argentina.
He kept releasing singles and albums that became huge hits and had long residencies in various Latin American countries, always with wife Gisela by his side. He toured extensively throughout the continent and Spain appearing in theaters, night clubs and television, ratifying time and again his immense popularity. As time moved on he settled down in Miami which had become the center of the Cuban exile community and where he felt more at home. It was said that Rolando never overcame his sadness at having to abandon his homeland but always hoped to see a free Cuba during his lifetime. Unfortunately, it never happened and Rolando developed a form of heart decease that curtailed his artistic activity. His heart finally gave out at Healthsouth Doctors' Hospital in Coral Gables, Florida on November 22, 1998 at age 75. The unique Cuban vocalist stills lives through his recordings and in the memory of a faithful public. - Actor
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Antonio Machín was born on 8 February 1903 in Sagua la Grande, Villa Clara, Cuba. He was an actor and composer, known for Cuéntame cómo pasó (2001), Hola... señor Dios (1970) and Del rosa al amarillo (1963). He died on 4 August 1977 in Sevilla, Spain.- Actress
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Orisel Gaspar was born on 12 June 1968 in Villa Clara, Cuba. She is an actress and director, known for Casting (2018), El segundo amanecer de la ceguera (2010) and Mujeres - Apertas (2019).- Director
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Mario Rivas was born on 19 January 1939 in Villa Clara, Cuba. He is a director and writer, known for Filminuto 28 (1993), Filminuto 35 (1996) and Elpidio Valdés y Palmiche contra los lanceros (1989).- Leonys Martín was born on 6 March 1988 in Corralillo, Villa Clara, Cuba.
- Mel Martinez was born on 23 October 1946 in Sagua la Grande, Villa Clara, Cuba. He has been married to Kitty since 1975. They have three children.
- Elvira Cervera was born on 4 January 1923 in Sagua la Grande, Villa Clara, Cuba. She was an actress, known for Terre indigo (1996), Operación Fangio (1999) and Cumbite (1964). She died on 27 March 2013 in Habana, Cuba.
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Carlos Franqui was born on 4 December 1921 in Cifuentes, Villa Clara, Cuba. He is known for A Grin Without A Cat (1977), Improper Conduct (1984) and American Experience (1987). He was married to Suada Delic. He died on 16 April 2010 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.- Yuniesky Betancourt was born on 31 January 1982 in Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba.
- Eumelio Gomez was a Liutenant Coronel of the Cuban Army and Father of Cuban actress Lynn Cruz. He appeared as a retired security guard in the film Corazon Azul. His wife Maria Cruz was also cast int he film as the mother of Elena (played by his real life daughter, Lynn Cruz)
- Bendita Berlín was born on 12 March 1917 in Villa Clara, Entre Ríos, Argentina. She was an actress, known for Roman (2018), Extraños en la noche (2012) and Epitafios (2004). She died on 23 June 2020 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Livan Hernandez was born on 20 February 1975 in Villa Clara, Cuba.