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Two exciting, colorful films spotlight the African roots of Cuba's culture by focusing on two legendary artists in this unique set. The last rumba of Papa Montero: "A film on the rhythmic dance genre known as rumba. ... dances around the life of Papa Montero, one of the famous rumberos of Cuba, assassinated during carnival ... The use of Afro-Cuban mythology is the force behind the characters as orishas guide [their] fate"--About the film (on the DVD). Sara Gomez : an Afro-Cuban filmmaker: "About Afro-Cuban director Sara Gomez. Born in 1943, she studied literature, piano, and Afro-Cuban ethnography before becoming the first female Afro-Cuban filmmaker ... she was a revolutionary filmmaker with intersecting concerns about the Afro-Cuban community and the value of its cultural traditions, women's issues, and the treatment of marginalized sectors of society. Through archival footage of her works and interviews with her children and husband Germinal Hernandez, cast members of her best-known film One way or the other, as well as colleagues and friends, we get closer to a filmmaker who invented new landscapes and brought together opposite worlds"--About the film (on the DVD).… (more)