The Hague, September 24rd, 2019. In the afternoon of Friday 20th the mark the commencement of the activities to celebrate the Day of Cuban Culture in the Netherlands with the screening of the film “Cuba Libre”, as part of the Latin America Filmfest, organized for the first time jointly with Filmhuis Lumen of the city of Delft and several other Latin American missions.
During the presentation, Ambassador of Cuba, H. E. Soraya Alvarez Núñez, highlighted details about the award winning film and its filmmakers crew and cast and said that the year 2019 was very special for Cuban culture in the context of the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the triuph Cuban Revolution and the 500th anniversary of Havana, the capital city of all Cubans.
The attendance of more than 80 persons had the opportunity of also enjoying the traditional Cuban mojitos and know about our beautiful island through promotional brochures of Cuban tourist attractions and the direct exchange with officials of the Cuban diplomatic mission.
The Latin America Filmfest will take place until September 29 with feature length films from Mexico, Argentina, Peru, Uruguay, Costa Rica, Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala and Colombia.