Old Havana and the Great Pimp of San Isidro

2013, 9 min.

Old Havana and the Great Pimp of San Isidro (2013)

Production

Director Migdia Chinea
Screenplay Migdia Chinea
Cinematography Maks Naporowski
Music Raul Murciano
Art Director Frank Varela
Producer Migdia Chinea
Cast
Alberto Yarini Vincent Van Hinte
Paco Rios Darius Frye
Galin Jack Landron
Copito Sara Bailey
Bertha Dubois Xochitl Duran
Ella Steph Leigh
Narrator Xochitl Duran
Story
Set in Havana at the turn of the 20th Century, Old Havana and the Great Pimp of San Isidro is inspired by the true story of Alberto Yarini and Ponce de León, a famous Cuban souterner (pimp) whose untimely death elevated him to mythic status. His story takes us into a unique world filled with extraordinary beauty, mystique and tragedy. It is an opportunity to experience Afrocuban culture, particularly music, which is crucial to the definition of Cuba and the result of the majority African culture and that of the dominant European minority.