Looking for El Santo

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 31 min
  • Premiere: 2023. February 14.

The granddaughter of original El Santo producer Jorge Garcia-Besné and the archivist behind the restoration of the first two El Santo pictures travel to Havana, Cuba, to clandestinely visit the locations where the original films were made, and granddaughter Viviana realizes the trip was as much of a journey to chart her family evolution as of historical cinema exercise. Filmed almost entirely on iPhones to avoid drawing the attention of the authorities, it is also a brief portrait of a resilient population faced with a daily struggle to feed themselves under a severe embargo from the West.

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Camera

Lia Tamame

Camera Operator

Peter Conheim

Camera Operator

Viviana García-Besné

Camera Operator

Directing

Production

John Morrissey

Co-Producer

Peter Conheim

Producer

Lia Tamame

Producer

Sam Dunn

Co-Producer

Writing

Camera

Lia Tamame

Camera Operator

Peter Conheim

Camera Operator

Viviana García-Besné

Camera Operator

Directing

Production

John Morrissey

Co-Producer

Peter Conheim

Producer

Lia Tamame

Producer

Sam Dunn

Co-Producer

Writing