Fresa Y Chocolate - Diversity And Tolerance In Cuban Cinema

Subject: Diversity and tolerance in Cuban cinema

Fresa y chocolate explores diversity and tolerance in Cuban cinema through the encounter between two ideologically opposed characters in 1990s Cuba. Set during a period of social and political tension, the film constructs a space of dialogue where sexuality, cultural identity, political commitment, and friendship intersect. Through a humanist and critical perspective, the story challenges prejudice and intolerance, revealing how personal relationships can question rigid ideological frameworks and open paths toward mutual understanding.

Technical details

Director

Tomás Gutiérrez Alea/Juan Carlos Tabío

Release year

1993

Running time

108 min

Country

Cuba

Cast

Jorge Perugorría
Vladimir Cruz
Mirtha Ibarra
Francisco Gattorno

Producer

Productora Internacional ICAIC/IMCINE/Tabasco Films/Telemadrid/SGAE

Plot

Synopsis

A cultured and socially marginalized homosexual man, who loves his country and its traditions, meets a young university student with literary interests, an active member of the Union of Young Communists. Between them, a friendship develops that gradually dismantles misunderstandings, prejudices, and intolerance.

Analysis

(content in Spanish)

Keywords

período especial, homosexualidad, estudios de género, cine cubano, emigración