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This is an incomplete list of films produced in Cuba in chronological order. For an A-Z list of films currently on Wikipedia see Category:Cuban films.
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
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1897 | ||||||
Simulacro de incendio (Fire Drill) | Gabriel Veyre | Documentary | Short silent documentary film |
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
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1906 | ||||||
El parque de Palatino (The Palatino Park) | Enrique Díaz Quesada | Documentary | Short silent documentary film |
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
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1920 | ||||||
Realidad (Reality) | Ramón Peón | Drama | Silent film | |||
1922 | ||||||
Arroyito (Little Creek) | Enrique Díaz Quesada | Drama | Silent film | |||
1929 | ||||||
El veneno de un beso (The poison of a kiss) | Ramón Peón | Miguel Santos | Drama | Silent film |
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
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1940 | ||||||
Prófugos (Breakers) | Ernesto Caparrós | Ramiro Gómez Kemp, Julio Gallo, Blanquita Amaro | Drama | |||
Yo soy el héroe (I am the Hero) | Ernesto Caparrós | Drama | ||||
1941 | ||||||
Romance musical (Musical Romance) | Ernesto Caparrós | Rosita Fornés | Romantic comedy, musical | |||
1942 | ||||||
Siboney | Juan Orol | María Antonieta Pons, Juan Orol, Chela Castro | Cine de rumberas, musical | |||
1946 | ||||||
Embrujo antillano (Caribbean Sorcery) | Juan Orol | María Antonieta Pons, Blanquita Amaro, Ramón Armengod, Kiko Mendive | Cine de rumberas, musical | |||
1947 | ||||||
El amor de mi bohío (The Love of my Hut) | Juan Orol | Yadira Jiménez, Juan Orol, José Pulido, Carlos Badías, Kiko Mendive | Cine de rumberas, musical | |||
La caperucita roja (The red hood) | Tomás Gutiérrez Alea | Short film | ||||
El faquir (The fakir) | Tomás Gutiérrez Alea | Short film | ||||
1949 | ||||||
María La O | Rita Montaner | Musical |
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
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2021 | ||||||
Corazón Azul (Blue Heart) | Miguel Coyula | Sci-fi |
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