Looking for El Santo
A journey to find the locations where the first two El Santo films were shot in Havana, Cuba
31 mins
The granddaughter of original El Santo producer Jorge Garcia-Besné and the archivist behind the restoration of the first two El Santo pictures travel to Havana, Cuba, to clandestinely visit the locations where the original films were made, and granddaughter Viviana realizes the trip was as much of a journey to chart her family evolution as of historical cinema exercise. Filmed almost entirely on iPhones to avoid drawing the attention of the authorities, it is also a brief portrait of a resilient population faced with a daily struggle to feed themselves under a severe embargo from the West.
Viviana García-Besné
Producer
Alistair Tremps
Producer
Viviana García-Besné
Director
Viviana García-Besné
Writer
Lia Tamame
Camera Operator
Peter Conheim
Producer
Peter Conheim
Camera Operator
Viviana García-Besné
Camera Operator
Lia Tamame
Producer
Sam Dunn
Co-Producer