Things I Left in Havana

Things I Left in Havana
Film poster
Spanish	Cosas que dejé en La Habana
Directed by	Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón
Screenplay by	Senel Paz Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón
Produced by	Gerardo Herrero
Starring	Violeta Rodríguez Jorge Perugorría Kiti Manver Broselianda Hernández Isabel Santos Daisy Granados Charo Soriano Pepón Nieto
Cinematography	Teo Escamilla
Edited by	José Salcedo
Music by	José María Vitier
Production companies	Sogetel Tornasol Films
Release dates	October 1997 (1997-10) (Seminci) 16 January 1998 (1998-01-16) (Spain)
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Things I Left in Havana (Spanish: Cosas que dejé en La Habana) is a 1997 Spanish film directed by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón and co-written by Senel Paz. It stars Violeta Rodríguez, Jorge Perugorría and Kiti Mánver.

Plot

Three sisters from Cuba (Nena, Ludmila and Rosa) move to Madrid,^[1] temporarily staying with their aunt María, who exploits them for labour, also intending for them to assimilate to Spanish culture.^[2] Nena, an actress wannabe, falls romantically for Igor, a Cuban scoundrel with a heart of gold.^[3]

Cast

• Violeta Rodríguez as Nena^[3]
• Jorge Perugorría as Igor^[3]
• Kiti Manver as Azucena^[3]
• Broselianda Hernández [es] as Ludmila^[3]
• Isabel Santos as Rosa^[3]
• Daisy Granados as María^[3]
• Charo Soriano [es] as Lola^[4]
• Pepón Nieto as Javier^[3]
• Luis Alberto García [es] as Bárbaro^[5]
• Isabel Díaz as Nati^[4]
• Paco Merino as Adolfo^[4]

Production

The screenplay was penned by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón and Senel Paz.^[6] Produced by Gerardo Herrero, the film is a Sogetel and Tornasol Films production, with the participation of Canal+ and the collaboration of Sogepac.^[7] The film had a budget of slightly over 200 million ₧.^[8]

Release

Things I Left in Havana screened at the 42nd Valladolid International Film Festival in October 1997.^[8][9] The film was theatrically released in Spain on 16 January 1998.^[10]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
1997	42nd Valladolid International Film Festival	Silver Spike		Won	[9]
1998	13th Goya Awards	Best New Actress	Violeta Rodríguez	Nominated	[11]
	45th Ondas Awards	Best Film Director	Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón	Won	[12]

See also

• List of Spanish films of 1998

References

1. Avilés Barandiarán, Javier (2016). "El inmigrante latinoamericano en el cine español". Emigración y relaciones bilaterales España-Chile. 1810-2015. Madrid: Editorial Dykinson. p. 354. ISBN 978-84-9085-955-1.
2. Rodríguez Fernández, Mª del Carmen (2007). "Subjetividad postcolonial a través de los recuerdos de la madre tierra: las islas del Caribe como ejemplo" (PDF). Letras Hispanas. 4 (2): 21.
3. Holland, Jonathan (18 January 1998). "Things I Left in Havana". Variety.
4. Caparrós Lera 2005, p. 85.
5. Barrow 2009, p. 118.
6. Barrow, Sarah (2009). "Exilio y encuentro cultural en Cosas que dejé en La Habana" (PDF). Iberoamericana. 9 (34): 117–126. JSTOR 41676845.
7. Rodríguez Fernández 2007, p. 24.
8. Forjas, Francisco (29 October 1997). "Los paraísos perdidos". El País.
9. "Cosas que dejé en La Habana". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
10. Caparrós Lera, José María (2005). La Pantalla Popular. El cine español durante el Gobierno de la derecha (1996-2003). Tres Cantos: Ediciones Akal. p. 85. ISBN 978-84-460-2414-9.
11. "Cosas que dejé en La Habana". premiosgoya.com. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
12. "Se fallan los premios de la 45 Edición de los Premios Ondas". El Mundo. 28 October 1998.