Image, nation and Cuban identity in the Hollywood discourse
Cuban Cinema is said to date back to the first moving images shot by Americans in Cuba during the Spanish-Cuban-American War (1898) an era that precedes the rise of Hollywood and its global hegemony. Today, we would call these pioneering films ‘political propaganda’ - that historian Román Gubern has...
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Cuban Cinema is said to date back to the first moving images shot by Americans in Cuba during the Spanish-Cuban-American War (1898) an era that precedes the rise of Hollywood and its global hegemony. Today, we would call these pioneering films ‘political propaganda’ - that historian Román Gubern has argued reveal the eternally manipulative nature of cinematographic language. In the long history of Hollywood cinema, there are many films that have addressed aspects of Cuban identity, and we cannot diminish their influence - or at least the effort - in building a credible and truthful image of Cuba.However, since its early days, Hollywood has also often projected an exotic and stereotyped representation of Cuban identity-based on many films that were actually shot in spaces and locations outside the island. I argue that in this process, not only the nation’s historical memory has been distorted, but it is a phenomenon that continues to the present day. This essay takes a panoramic view of the representation of Cuban identity, culture, and history in Hollywood, from the times of the Spanish-Cuban-American War until the recent administration of President Barack Obama, a period marked by the famous Cuban Thaw. At stake, are the issues of ethics of representation of the “other” amid power differentials in cinema about Cuba, but also across Latin America. |
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Image, nation and Cuban identity in the Hollywood discourseImagen, nación e identidad cubana en el discurso de HollywoodLanza Caride, Jorge LuisExoticization, Cuban identity, Hollywood IndustryExotización, identidad cubana, industria de HollywoodCuban Cinema is said to date back to the first moving images shot by Americans in Cuba during the Spanish-Cuban-American War (1898) an era that precedes the rise of Hollywood and its global hegemony. Today, we would call these pioneering films ‘political propaganda’ - that historian Román Gubern has argued reveal the eternally manipulative nature of cinematographic language. In the long history of Hollywood cinema, there are many films that have addressed aspects of Cuban identity, and we cannot diminish their influence - or at least the effort - in building a credible and truthful image of Cuba.However, since its early days, Hollywood has also often projected an exotic and stereotyped representation of Cuban identity-based on many films that were actually shot in spaces and locations outside the island. I argue that in this process, not only the nation’s historical memory has been distorted, but it is a phenomenon that continues to the present day. This essay takes a panoramic view of the representation of Cuban identity, culture, and history in Hollywood, from the times of the Spanish-Cuban-American War until the recent administration of President Barack Obama, a period marked by the famous Cuban Thaw. At stake, are the issues of ethics of representation of the “other” amid power differentials in cinema about Cuba, but also across Latin America.Las primeras imágenes cinematográficas rodadas por los estadounidenses en Cuba se remontan a la Guerra Hispano cubana norteamericana, anterior al surgimiento de Hollywood y su consolidación como industria del espectáculo. Los filmes producidos en esta etapa constituyen el preámbulo del denominado cine de propaganda política que, según el historiador Román Gubern, ha llegado hasta la actualidad y, sobre todo, develan el carácter manipulador que desde sus inicios ha tenido el lenguaje cinematográfico. Entre las décadas del `30 y `40 los filmes realizados por Hollywood en la isla han proyectado una imagen exótica y estereotipada sobre la identidad cubana. No solo se ha desvirtuado nuestra memoria histórica, sino también nuestros valores identitarios, imagen que se ha extendido hasta el contexto actual.En la extensa historia del cine hollywoodense no son pocas las cintas que han abordado aspectos de nuestra historia. Independientemente de la calidad de la gran mayoría de estos filmes, no se puede minimizar su importancia en el obsesivo intento por construir una imagen creíble y veraz sobre Cuba. Aunque la gran mayoría de las cintas realizadas por cineastas estadounidenses sobre la isla se encuentran limitadas por el hecho de haberse rodado en espacios y locaciones de otras naciones con semejanzas geográficas y culturales con Cuba, dicha limitación no es sinónimo de pobreza artística. El objetivo fundamental de este ensayo radica en el análisis de la representación de la imagen e identidad de Cuba en la industria de Hollywood, a partir del estallido de la Guerra Hispano-cubana-norteamericana el 15 de febrero de 1898 hasta la administración del presidente Barack Obama, período histórico conocido como el Deshielo, porque ambas naciones decidieron restablecer relaciones diplomáticas interrumpidas en plena Guerra Fría, específicamente en 1961.Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica)2021-07-21info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion(sección arbitrada)artículo originalhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdftext/htmlapplication/epub+zipaudio/mpeghttps://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/istmica/article/view/1580810.15359/istmica.28.6ÍSTMICA. Revista de la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras; Vol. 1 Núm. 28 (2021): Memoria y conciencia en la creación salvadoreña y caribeña; 99-1242215-471X1023-0890reponame:Portal de Revistas UNAinstname:Universidad Nacional de Costa Ricainstacron:UNAspahttps://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/istmica/article/view/15808/22471https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/istmica/article/view/15808/22472https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/istmica/article/view/15808/22473https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/istmica/article/view/15808/22474Derechos de autor 2021 ÍSTMICA. Revista de la Facultad de Filosofía y Letrasacceso abiertohttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2021-07-27T16:39:55Zoai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/15808Portal de revistashttp://revistas.una.ac.cr/Universidadhttp://www.una.ac.crhttps://revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/index/oaiandrea.mora.campos@una.crCosta RicaNo aplicaNo aplicaNo aplicaopendoar:2021-07-27T16:39:55Portal de Revistas UNA - Universidad Nacional de Costa Ricafalse |
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