Gold of Cuba

Overview

"Gold of Cuba" is a documentary by Argentine filmmaker Alejandro Saderman that shows the development of Cuba through the promotion of its main industry: sugar. From the discovery of America to the figure of Reinaldo Castro, National Hero of Labor as a sugarcane cutter, the film discusses the introduction of mechanical harvesters, including the African slave labor that would later be replaced, with the abolition of slavery, by Chinese sugarcane cutters.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 31, 1965

Original language

Spanish

Spoken languages

Spanish

Countries

Cuba

Production

ICAIC

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded