Preceded by short, Quinoscopia: Padrón's visual one-liners are witty, slightly nasty observations, perhaps the Cuban equivalent of New Yorker cartoons. (1985, 20 mins) "Vampires in Havana, Juan Padrón's lively and witty animated feature, is one of those movies that could well become a cult. Vampire Professor von Dracula emigrated to Cuba to carry out research on a formula that would enable vampires to stay in the sun and his eventual success means that his nephew Joseph can live an apparently normal life. But lo...a group of European vampires hear of the formula and attempt to steal it so that they can make a fortune, while Chicago vampires arrive to attempt its destruction (since if it spread it could endanger their thriving business in subterranean casinos and beaches). Mayhem follows, in which hapless Joseph finds himself involved. The film is, of course, a delightful metaphorical tale of politics, where American capitalism is the real vampire seeking to destroy the possibility of socialist sunshine in the interests of crude commercial gain...." Sheila Whitaker, London Film Festival