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Written by:
Enrico Santi
Camilo Vila
Directed by:
Camilo Vila
Original Title:
Aurelio: A Rebel with a Cause
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 38
Narrated by Andy Garcia, this documentary not only unveils the long journey of Cuban classical music composer Aurelio De La Vega, but also unmasks the various faces of nationalism, with their diverse socio-political implications.
Aurelio de la Vega, Cuba, 1925, is the most important living modern, classical composer. A recipient of a The International Mozart Society award, (Cambridge UK,) Virginia Colliers Chamber Music Award (Washington), Andrew Mellon Fellowship (University of Pittsburg,), Friedheim Award of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Washington) and the Commission of the prestigious Coolidge Foundation for the Library of Congress) He has also received honors and decoration from many countries as Cuba, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela.
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