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PLACIDO

Placido portraits the dramatic story of Gabriel de la Concepcio Valdes (Placido), a mulatto Cuban poet accused of leading a conspiracy against the Spanish colonial government. Preoccupied by the development of Afro-Hispanic artist and craftsmen of the mid XIX century, Placido was executed after living a short and controversial life as a man between two races and between a cruel reality and a dream of freedom.

By Sergio Giral, Cuba, 1986, 96min, drama in Spanish with English subtitles.

 

Part of "Race, Privilege & Society" program

 

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