<p style="text-align: justify;">Sponsored by the VB Scholarship Fund and CUNY Graduate Center's AELLA. Saturday January 29, 2011 @ 3pm-6pm. 365 Fifth Avenue (corner of W. 34th St) 5th floor room 5414/Bring your ID/BYOB.El Benny: El Benny is a Cuban film released in 2006, directed and co-written by Jorge Luis Sánchez, his first feature length film. It is a fictional story based on the life of the famous Cuban musician Benny Moré. It includes new versions of his songs performed by musicians including Chucho Valdés, Juan Formell, Haila and Orishas.The film premiered in Cuba in July 2006, and was presented at the Locarno International Film Festival in August 2006, where its star, Renny Arozarena, won the Boccalino prize for best performance for protagonist in all sections of festival.
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