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The London Latin American Film Festival

Thursday, 17 November 2011 17:55 Published in Film

This year the London Latin American Film Festival celebrates twenty-five years of Havana’s International TV and Film School, presenting the highlights from the past quarter century of one of the most influential of Cuban cultural institutions, alongside the best of this year's films, which reflect the changing priorities of Cuba's young filmmakers.

 

Did you know

The legend of the pink dolphin, or lenda do boto cor-de-rosa, has its origins in the Amazon region. According to the legend, the dolphin leaves the river on the night of Saint John and, with his special powers, takes on the form of a handsome young man, dressed in white with a white hat, who seduces young women during the festivities. The legend may be used to explain unwanted pregnancies.