Hablando del Punto Cubano
(Speaking of Cuban Punto)
The development of the punto, a popular Latin American musical form, is traced through its significant manifestations in performance, discussion and debate. Jose (“Joseito”) Fernandez is featured as the singing narrator.
• Directed and Written by Octavio Cortazar. Photographed by Jorge Herrera and Lupercio Lopez. (1972, 23 mins, In Spanish with English titles, 35mm)

Sobre la Cancion Politica
(About the Political Song)
Silvio Rodriguez, Sara Gonzalez, Pablo Milanes and el Grupo Moncada represent Cuba's new breed of poet/musicians. These founders of la nueva trova, the new political song movement, perform and provide insight into their music.
• Directed by Bernabe Hernandez. Photographed by Livio Delgado. (1976, 21 mins, In Spanish with English titles, 35mm, Color)

Con la Misma Pasion
(With the Same Passion)
A retrospective portrait of the popular Cuban singer Beny More, a brilliant, self-taught arranger, conductor and singer, called “The King of Rhythm.”
• Directed by Constante Diego. (1981, 23 mins, In Spanish with English titles, 35mm)

Cultivando la Piedra
(Cultivating the Stone)
A portrait of Angel Innigo, a “sculptor-peasant” who has carved a larger-than-life, stone environment of fanciful jungle creatures in the midst of a lush banana plantation in Guantanamo.
• Directed by Santiago Villafuerte. (1979, 14 mins, In Spanish with English titles, 35mm)