El Medico: The Cubaton Story
El Medico has to decide between doing his duty to the State, as a doctor fulfilling his mothers dream, or being an artist.
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"While watching El Medico at GothenburgFilmFestival i felt such joy and also such pain. Joy for the music and creativity on the streets of Cuba. Pain for the everyday struggle of the Cubans and how they are treated by the Danish man. The film is about a Cuban doctor. He is a doctor because his mother wants him to. But in his mind he is a artist. When he finish his daily work at the hospital he makes salsa music. When a foreigner hears his music the foreigners understand that he can be rich if he produces the doctors music. But problems arise when they start promoting the doctors music. The sex..."
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Winner as Best Documentary at New York international Latino Film Festival, announced 19th of August 2012.
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El Medico has to decide between doing his duty to the State, as a doctor fulfilling his mothers dream, or being an artist.