Cubagua (1987)
Based on the novel by Venezuelan writer Enrique Bernardo Núñez, the film tells the story of engineer Leiziaga discovering his historical doubles in the context of the colonization of the island of Cubagua in Venezuela. In this way, two stories are intertwined: one that takes place in the 16th century and another in the 20th century. The first story focuses on the life of the Spanish settlers who arrived in Cubagua and the exploitation of the indigenous peoples for pearl extraction; the second story, set in the 1920s, tells of Leiziaga's archaeological expedition, financed by a multinational oil company, in which he visits the island to study the ruins of the Spanish settlement, which leads him to reflect on the passage of time and the destruction caused by human exploitation, and through a game of mirrors, to realize the relationships between the past, present and future.
Director:
Michael New
Writers:
Ednodio Quintero, Luis Rogelio Noguera, Michael New.
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Herbert Gabaldón as Ingeniero Leiziaga |
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Sonia Darmei Lopes as Nila |
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Reynaldo Miravalles as Stakelum |
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Julio Mota as fray Dionisio |
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Eliseo Acosta as |
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Oscar Berrizbetia as |
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Rolf Clemens as |
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Jacinto Cruz as |
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Antonio Eduardo Dagnino as |
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Roberto Delgado as |
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Otilia Docaos as |
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Roland T. Ely as |
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Valmore Gómez as |
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Carlos Medina as |
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Ramón Morales Rossi as |
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Jesús Ortol as |
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Rafael Polanco as |
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Yovan Rodríguez as |
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Rafael Salvatore as |
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Heriberto Velásquez as |
| Directing | Michael New | Director |
| Production | Camilo Vives | Producer |
| Production | Pedro Rivera | Producer |
| Production | Donald Myerston | Producer |
| Directing | Guillermo Torres | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Eduardo Paparoni | Still Photographer |
| Writing | Ednodio Quintero | Screenplay |
| Writing | Luis Rogelio Noguera | Screenplay |
| Writing | Enrique Bernardo Núñez | Story |
| Writing | Michael New | Screenplay |
| Sound | Stefano Gramitto | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Marc de Civrieux | Story Consultant |
| Camera | Andrés Agustí | Director of Photography |
