Azúcar amarga (1996)

Azúcar Amarga (English: Bitter Sugar) is a 1996 American-Dominican co-production directed by Cuban filmmaker Leon Ichaso. The film was shot in black-and-white, and was filmed in Santo Domingo starring a cast of Cuban-American émigrés, though it also uses archival footage from Cuba.

Synopsis

Gustavo, a patriotic Cuban communist, catches the eye of an attractive girl, Yolanda, at a rock concert where his brother Bobby is performing. Before he can approach her, the concert is broken up by police. Later Gustavo sees Yolanda in public, and befriends her. Gustavo tells his father Tomás, a psychiatrist widower, about his affections for Yolanda.

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