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Viva Cuba Libre: Rap is War.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.
- International Political Science.
- Musical ensembles.
- Musical performances.
- Political demonstrations.
- Political violence.
- Political causes.
- Cuba.
- Local Subjects:
- South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.
- International Political Science.
- Musical ensembles.
- Musical performances.
- Political demonstrations.
- Political violence.
- Political causes.
- Cuba.
- Genre:
- Documentary
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (73 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Viva Cuba Lib: Rap is War
- Place of Publication:
- Surrey, England : Journeyman Pictures, 2015.
- Language Note:
- In Spanish, with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- A hard-hitting Cuban rap group takes on the Cuban state, in this vivid documentary. Los Aldeanos appears out of nowhere and disappears just as quickly. Their protest lyrics are catching on like wildfire, resonating with discontented Cubans, but they get no airtime and their young fans face persecution from the police. Once in circulation, hundreds of copies are made and sold on the street, and the duo's music rises in popularity. Huge crowds turn up to their gigs, and police quickly shut them down with pepper spray and violence. Filmed at great risk to the crew, Viva Cuba Libre is a political statement, an act of rebellion, and an effort to show the troubling reality of modern-day Cuba.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed December 12, 2018).
- Won 2014 One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Student Jury Prize
- Nominated 2014 Krakow Film Festival, Golden Heynal
- Nominated 2013 Miami Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize, Knight Documentary Competition
- OCLC:
- 1030675254
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