Havana, October 5 (RHC)-- "Cinema is alive," Spanish Ambassador Angel Martin Peccis said Wednesday during the inauguration of his country's Film Festival, one of the attractions of the Iberian nation's Cultural Week in Cuba.

The Festival, which can be seen until October 8 at the 23rd and 12th and Acapulco theaters of this capital, began with the screening of the short film La voz queda (2021) by director Laura Pérez, and the film Historias para no contar (2022), which was presented by its director Ces Gay and actor Álex Brendemühl.

According to Pérez, the short film is a very personal project that she made three years ago and in which she talks about the memory of her family. However, he confessed that at the same time it tells a universal story.

For his part, the director of the feature film that opened this film proposal urged people to enjoy the movie, a five-episode comedy that in his opinion talks about those things we prefer not to tell because we lack the courage.

In his opening remarks, Ambassador Martin Peccis also expressed his interest in people coming, enjoying themselves and being able to choose the film they wish to see from an interesting and diverse program.

On this occasion, the feature films "As Bestas", "Cinco Lobitos", "Suro" and "Tadeo Jones. La tabla esmeralda", all shot last year and highly recommended by Cuban film critic Antonio Mazón.

The Cultural Week of Spain in Cuba proposes today and until October 12 a wide and varied agenda that welcomes multiple artistic manifestations.

In addition to the seventh art, these include music, literature, dance, visual arts, theater and gastronomy, all of them expressions that show the historic ties between both countries.

Another interesting proposal are the presentations of the Argentine flamenco singer and her group, nominated for a Latin Grammy in 2013 and 2015, who will offer two concerts, on October 7 and 9, at the Amphitheater of Old Havana and the Marti Theater, in that order.

Recently in a meeting with the press, Martin Peccis explained that the event was conceived around Spain's National Day, on October 12, and is dedicated to the people of the Caribbean island, to the societies and businessmen of both nations, and to Spanish Cubans. (Source: Prensa Latina).