Great Day in Havana

Dedicated to the memory of

Ernest J. Schag, Jr.
and Ralph Seebach
…wish you were here.

Special Thanks to the Artists of Havana
who gave of their time and shared their stories

Director, Producer & Editor Laurie Ann Schag, Casey Stoll Still Photography Casey Stoll Associate Producer Edward Lucero  Camera & Sound Erika Andersen, Abel Chapa, Edward Lucero Laurie Ann Schag, Rafael Solis, Casey Stoll Narration  Yareli Arizmendi Production Consultants Barbaro Martinez Ruiz Mayte Gonzalez Diaz Israel Delmonte Othello Rensoli Production Coordinator  Galia Cepeda Guillen Production Associates  Caridad Morales Nussa Ziomara Cuesta Torres 1996 Production Crew  Noel Alvarez, Aaron Vega, Rafael Solis, Marcelo Suarez Transportation Mimi, Carlos Trillo Housing Grupo Triangulo Travel Denis Lafoy  As Himself Victor Big Daddy Harbison

 

Translations
Caridad Morales Nussa, Ziomara Cuesta Torres,
Martica Stork, Israel Delmonte, Teresa Stoll,
Maria Romeu, Maria Pantoja, Ruben Garcia,
Antonio Medrano, Adriano Bravo, Luz Elena Diaz

 

Sound Consultant	Lisa Brenneis
Additional Sound Design	Edward Lucero
Post Consultant	Dan Van Treeck
Post Assistant	Marissa Gillette
Digital Graphics	Eduardo Garcia
Map Illustrator	Philip Newsom
Legal Services	Eric Weissmann; Weissmann, Wolfe, Bergman, Coleman, Silverman & Holmes
Accounting	Nancy Brakensiek
Subtitles	Captions, Inc.
Duplication	Advanced Digital Services
Print Graphic Design	Anabel Pareja Sinn
Music Licensing	Sugaroo
Fiscal Sponsorship	Indecent Exposure International Documentary Association

      

Additional video courtesy of:
Balsero Footage	Lisa Maya Knauer
Regresión clip	Basilio Garcia
Music Video clips	Carlos Varela, Equis Alfonso, Geo Darder, Manuel Gonzalez Hernandez

 

Music

“Mentiendole el coco (Rezo)”
Performed by Free Hole Negro
Written by Lester Amado Martinez, Telmary Diaz Fernandez
Licensed Courtesy of Free Hole Negro

 “Ayabbá”
Performed by Síntesis
Written by Carlos Alfonso
Published by Milan Entertainment, Inc.
Licensed Courtesy of Milan Entertainment, Inc.

"La politica no cabe en la azucarera"
Written by Carlos Varela
Performed by Carlos Varela
Courtesy of Graffiti Music

"Robinson"
Written by Carlos Varela
Performed by Carlos Varela
Courtesy of Graffiti Music

“Muerte del Angel”
Written by Astor Piazzola
Published by Warner/Chappell Music Argentina
Performed by the Camerata Romeu

 “Soy Todo”
Written by Eloy Machado and Juan Formell
Published by International Music Services
o/b/o Termidor Musikverlag
Performed by Los Van Van
Courtesy of Caribe Productions

"Besando tu corazon"
Written by Equis Alfonso
Performed by Equis Alfonso

"Oyaddé"
Written by Carlos Alfonso
Performed by Síntesis

"Aguanileo"
Written by Esteban Puebla
Performed by Síntesis

"Orulá"
Written by Carlos Alfonso
Performed by Síntesis

"La bella cubana"
Written by Jose White
Performed by Compay Segundo

“Ya Se Que Van Van”
Written by Juan Formell
Published by International Music Services
o/b/o Termidor Musikverlag
Performed by Los Van Van

“La Vida Es Un Carnaval
Written by Victor Daniel
Published by Musivida Publishing
Performed by Isaac Delgado

"Habaname"
Written by Carlos Varela
Performed by Carlos Varela
Courtesy of Graffiti Music

"Como los peces"
Written by Carlos Varela
Performed by Carlos Varela
Courtesy of Graffiti Music

"Lobo's Cha"
Written by Ernan Lopez Nussa
Performed by Ernan Lopez Nussa

"Muros y puertas"
Written by Carlos Varela
Performed by Carlos Varela
Courtesy of Graffiti Music

 

Poetry
PARQUE TRILLO	Elio Bernardo Ruiz
SOY TODO	Eloy Machado

 

Thank you for your support and inspiration

Edward Lucero for your invaluable contribution

Carmen Tabanyi, Humberto Solas, Fernando Perez,
Santiago Alvarez, Ana Clavell, Andrea Sabesin, Jorge Torres,
Monchy Font and Jorge Narvarro

Blue Circle Gallery, Center for Cuban Studies, Cinecanal, Crawford Communications, El Floridita, El Rescate, Iturralde Gallery, ICAIC, Taurus Entertainment, UNEAC 

Con Todo Cariño
Juliana Agosto, Sergio Arau, Eve Baker, Hilda Barrios, Lisa Brenneis, Rick Berg, Los Carpinteros, Betty Cortina, Charlie Dagelman, James Dudelson, Yvonne Flores, Francisco Formell, Neil Friedman, Eric Garcia, Fred Goldy, Ivan Jagirdar, Franklin Londin, Roberto Orlando Lopez, Rosa Lowinger, Peter Marai, Luis Medina, Rolando Montes de Oca, Guillermo Ramirez Malberti, Linda Rattner, Dolly Rosell, Susan Rubin, Peter Sanchez, Barrett Sanders, Ed Scott, Mary Louise Stoughton, Kevin Sussman, Rob Troy, Michael Valdes, Pepe Vargas, Gonzalo Vidal, Cristina Vives, Eric Weissmann, Paula Yamasaki

Especially for our families and friends

And Susie and Sarita
in memory of their friendship

A cinembargo films Production

All Rights Reserved
cinembargo films 2001