HAVANA TIMES – It had never occurred to me to make videos. The first ones I filmed were in Old Havana because the Historic Center boasts attractive architecture, and if captured in images, the memory of the oldest part of the city is preserved.
Its walls transport us to another era, where the work of art matters as a distinctive mark of a country’s idiosyncrasy. It’s not just a place for leisure; there are wonderful stories, most of which we don’t even know. I imagine it needs to be studied in depth.
At the end of 2018, I started making some videos. My son played the role of editor. A friend of mine taught him an editing program, which he quickly learned. He later took a course at the Cuban Television Studies Center. I had studied to be a Director’s Assistant at the same place.
The result was satisfactory; he, along with another young man, received the highest grades. Leonardo’s video was a tribute to George Harrison on the occasion of his 76th birthday (it was actually his 77th), which HT published at that time. He created it using photographs and videos of the English musician. I did most of the selection, but he also contributed ideas. I think it’s one of the best we’ve done.
I remember one I recorded at the Riomar building here in La Puntilla, our neighborhood in Miramar. I spent more than two hours there, going through the floors of the large five-block structure, which still stands despite the violent storm