Silvio Rodríguez Received Honor Coral Award from Film Festival

December 10, 2022

Cuban troubadour and composer Silvio Rodríguez Domínguez received today the Honor Coral Prize from the 43rd edition of the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema taking place in this capital.

At the Charles Chaplin cinema, recognition was given to Rodríguez Domínguez's contribution to the soundtrack of Cuban seventh art in films such as El hombre de Maisinicú, by Manuel Pérez Paredes, and Elpidio Valdés, by Juan Padrón.

I accept this award on behalf of my absent companions from the Sound Experimentation Group of the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry (Icaic), such as Pablo Milanés, Noel Nicola, Sara González, Leonardo Acosta, Emiliano Salvador, among others, he stated. He also made mention of his colleagues Vicente Feliú, Santiago Feliú and Lázaro García, members of the New Trovador Movement that this 2022 celebrates half a century of existence.

I hope that our institutions are increasingly wise and inclusive and that will undoubtedly be what brings us closer to what we dream of, he added. His remarks upon receiving the Honor Coral concluded with a Down with the blockade! Long live Cuba!

Text taken from the Blog Segunda Cita:

Just a second to say that I accept this award on behalf of my absent companions, filmmakers as much or more than I am, and I name them:

From the Sound Experimentation Group of ICAIC:

Pablo Milanés

Noel Nicola

Sergio Vitier

Sara González

Eduardo Ramos

Emiliano Salvador

Carlos Averhoff

Leonardo Acosta

Lucas de la Guardia

Genaro Caturla

From my generation of troubadours I feel I must include

Vicente Feliú

Santiago Feliú

Lázaro García

Miguel Escalona

Fredy Laborí

and the troubadour and filmmaker Carlitos León

Alfredo Guevara said that Revolution is lucidity, a concept that does not understand self-satisfaction, which demands a generous vision. I hope that our cultural institutions are increasingly wise and inclusive, which will undoubtedly bring us closer to the fullness we usually dream of.

Down with the blockade

Long live free Cuba