Noted Cuban filmaker Solas dies
Created: Sep 19, 2008 11:00 AM
HAVANA (AP) — Cuban filmmaker Humberto Solas has died from cancer at age 66.His works include the seminal 1968 film "Lucia," which examined the Cuban woman during three distinct historical periods.Working with the Cuban Institute of Cinema Art and Industry, he also made "Manuela" (1966), "Un dia de noviembre" (1972), "Cantata de Chile (1975), "Cecilia" (1981), "Un hombre de exito ("A Successful Man," 1986), and "El siglo de las luces" (1991).
HAVANA (AP) — Cuban filmmaker Humberto Solas has died from cancer at age 66.
His works include the seminal 1968 film "Lucia," which examined the Cuban woman during three distinct historical periods.
Working with the Cuban Institute of Cinema Art and Industry, he also made "Manuela" (1966), "Un dia de noviembre" (1972), "Cantata de Chile (1975), "Cecilia" (1981), "Un hombre de exito ("A Successful Man," 1986), and "El siglo de las luces" (1991).
Solas' more recent films include "Miel para Oshun" ("Honey for Oshun," 2001) and "Barrio Cuba" (2005).
Among his numerous awards, Solas received Cuba's National Film Prize in 2005 for the body of his work.
State media reported yesterday that Solas died the day before.
Funeral services are private.
