Bandung, 19th of May 2018. ON this day the Cuban embassy in Indonesia commemorates the 123rd anniversary of the falling in combat of the Cuban National Hero. The occasion allowed for the screening of the movie “Jose Marti: The Eye of the Canary” at the auditorium of the Bandung Creative Hub hosted by the Youth of the Centre for Youth of the Cooperation Forum between Latin America and East Asia (FOCALAE).
In her introductory remarks, the Cuban Embassador Nirsia Castro Guevara, gave an overview of the life and work of José Martí and highlighted the relevancy of his ideological thinking in current Cuban society. She also stressed the universality of this value system that has served as the inspiration for the celebration in Cuba every two years of the International Conference for the World Equilibrium, which will hold its fifth edition in 2019.
At the presentation of the movie, the Ambassador explained that the movie´s Director Fernando Pérez aimed at recreating, based on historical data, the colonial atmosphere and conditions of José Martí ´s family life as well as the surroundings in which his character formed.
At the conclusion of the screening, to which representatives of the departments of Culture and Tourism and Youth and Sports in Bandung, followed an animated exchange between those who assisted and the Diplomats of the Embassy in which questions were answered and details of the movie and José Martí ´s life were discussed.