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1895
Painter Fidelio Ponce was born.
24 de Enero de 1895
Alfredo Fuentes Pons, selfbaptized in Havana as Fidelio Ponce de León y Henner, was born in January 24th, 1895 and died in February 19th. He lived an unfortunate xistence of an epoch characterized the lack of understanding, interest and will of a societe having no pictorial tradition at all. This rambling genius defended himself within his own environment, under a milky light from which fishes, flowers, and some human figures came out. The Cuban Van Gogh died of Tuberculosis and under misery, although that some of the pictures he painted to survive, were auctioned overseas at very high prices.
1897
The first cinema screening in Cuba took place in Havana.
24 de Enero de 1897
The first cinema screening in Cuba took place on January 24, 1897 in Havana. The screening was made in front of the central park, very near the formerly called Tacón Theater.
This first cinema screening in Cuba was made by the French Gabriel Veyré, the commissioner of the Lumiere Brothers, the inventors of cinema.
A total of ten screenings were made, since the movies had a short duration. It is estimated that around a thousand of viewers attended these.
Among the first films screened in Havana were the parade of a squadron of cuirassiers, the tempest at sea, the railroad in March, the setting of the sun of Madrid and the arrival Russia’s Tsar in Paris.
1897
First Film Projection in Cuba
24 de Enero de 1897
The first film projection in Cuba took place in front of the Central Park , very near to the then Tacón Theater, in January 24th , 1897
The French Gabriel Veyré, agent of the Lumiere Brothers, creators of the cinema, made it possible.
The screened films lasted just a few minutes, so ten shows were presented. An estimated of one thousand people attended this hitorical screening.
Among these first short films screened in Havana were: A Soldier´s parade, Tempest at sea, The railroad advancing, The Puerta del Sol (Sun´s Gate) in Madrid and The arrival of the Czar to Paris.
1931
Outstanding teacher and literary critic Graziella Pogolotti Jacobson was born.
24 de Enero de 1931
She was born in Paris, France, on January 24, 1932, the life and outstanding work as a teacher and literary critic, Graciela Pogolotti, has been directly associated with Cuba.
Graziella arrived in Cuba accompanied by her father, Marcelo Pogolotti, in 1939 when she was only seven years old and in the Cuban capital city, she took studies until she graduated in Philosophy and Letters and French Contemporary Literature.
She has contributed to diverse publications such as the Nueva Revista Cubana (New Cuban Magazine), Casa de las Américas magazine and Granma newspaper, among others.
Likewise, she has worked as teacher in the School of Letters and Arts of the University of Havana, and has led works of social investigation.
Moreover, she has also carried out significant roles in the Unión Nacional de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba, UNEAC (National Association of Writers and Artists of Cuba).
2004
Actress Raquel C. Revuelta Planas died.
24 de Enero de 2004
Raquel Revuelta was born in Havana, on November 14th, 1925 and passed away in that city on January 24th, 2004. Her chilhood took place in a very humble social environment, together with her parents and her sole brother, Vicente, also actor.
She began her artistic career in 1936, in the Corte Suprema del Arte (Supreme Court of Art) and in La Escala de la Fama (The Scale of Fame), programs dedicated to the search of new art values.
In 1941 she founded the Teatro Popular (People´s Theatre) and began working in radio, in Mil Diez (1010 Kc) radio station. She was member of the Sociedad Cultural Nuestro Tiempo (Our Time Cultural Society ) which joined the most progressist artists and intellectuals from those years, and left a deep imprint in Cuban cultural live. In 1950 she staged Juana de Lorena (theatre) reaching numerous awards and paving her way to all media, thus becoming first TV actress, where she performed two steady weekly programs. In 1953 she made her debut in movies.In 1958, she settled the Grupo Teatro Estudio, together with her brother, Vicente, where she has worked as acrtress, directress and general directrees for over 36 years. She travelled to
Mexico, Spain, Venezuela, China, Soviet Union, Switzerland, Germany, France, Angola, Bulgaria, Portugal, Nicaragua, and Egypt.She was jury in literary contests and Film Festivals, both in Cuba and abroad . She also practiced teaching and formation of actors, being appointed Titular Professor of the Higher Studies Arts Institute (ISA), where she also worked as Dean of the Performing Arts Faculty.
She was General Directoress of Teatro Estudio; President of the Centro Latinoamericano de Creación e Investigación Teatral de Cuba (Latin American Center of Theatre Research and Creation of Cuba) a cultural institution of artistic promotion and research which gathers numerous Ibero America Theatre specialists.
Distinguished as Honoris Causa Doctor in Arts, from the Higher Studies Arts Institute (ISA), she received the highest awards and decorations conferred by Cuba: the Félix Varela and Juan Marinello Orders; Por la Cultura Nacional Award; National Award on Theatre 1999, Honor Coral Award in the 1997 New Latin American Film Festival.
National Award on T.V 2003.
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