Private Project

La Amable Euforia de la Danza

Man is a victim of his circumstances, a man who is forced to flee his country, a victim of a communist regime for being an artist and homosexual, a man who has to adapt and survive a new culture and language and who fights tirelessly for years to bring an International Ballet Festival to Miami and create different cultural organizations to enhance the Hispanic culture in South Florida, specifically in the city of Miami. This documentary to showcase the life,work and legacy of Pedro Pablo Peña through interviews with personalities of culture national and international.

  • Miguel Castanet
    Director
  • Miguel Castanet
    Writer
  • Laekim Films Elite Production
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    48 minutes 32 seconds
  • Production Budget:
    30 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    Cuba, United States
  • Language:
    English, Spanish
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Hollywood Gold Awards
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Silver Award Best Documentary Feature
  • Hollywood Gold Awards
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Gold Award Best Director Feature Film
  • Spotlight Film Awards
    Atlanta.Georgia.
    United States
    Silver Award Best Documentary Feature
  • Continental Film Award

    Best North American Director
  • The IndianFest Awards
    La Jolla.California
    United States
    Award of Merit
  • Global Monthly Online Film Competition

    Special Mention( Best Documentary Feature)
  • Accord Cine Fest

    India
    Best Documentary Feature
  • Accord Cine Fest

    United States
    Best Director Feature
  • 2021 Salt House Creative International Film Festival

    Australia
    Best Feature Film
  • Global Monthly Online Film Competition

    Best Trailer
  • Hollywood International Golden Age Festival
    New York
    United States
    Honorable Mention
  • Indo Global International Film Festival

    India
    Best Trailer
  • Madras Independent Film Festival

    India
    Special Mention
  • Brazil International Monthly Independent Film Festival
    Rio de Janeiro
    Brazil
    Best Editing
  • Brazil International Monthly Independent Film Festival
    Rio de Janeiro
    Brazil
    Best Trailer
  • World Distribution Award

    Slovakia
    Best Editing
Director Biography - Miguel Castanet

Miguel Castanet

Experience:

2019

Director,Producer and Screenwriter

Documentary: La amable euforia de la danza

2018

Elite Production- Laekim Films
Iron Soldier - Co-producer

2017

Elite Production
Art Director/Producer-
Film:
Sara
Inside Me
2012

Miguel Castanet Films
Director, Producer and Scriptwriter-

Documentaries
Entre Premios y Lágrimas”
Short films:
To Die Twice
2014

Herrera Productions
Producer/Journalist-
Documentary
Sergio Payares
2013

Telemiami TV
Producer and Journalist-
Segment:
“Y PUNTO”
1992 - 1994

Pequeño Teatro de La Habana
Theater Assistant Director -
“The Butterflies Jump into the Abyss”
“The Take of Havana by the English”
“Mahogany”

1989

Estudios Cinematograficos y Television
Scriptwriter Documentary
“ El Perro”
1987

Assistant Director and Scriptwriter
“Peace Heroes”

Education

2017 to Present

Center of Cinematography, Arts and Television (CCAT) Miami, Florida
Associates Degree in Television Production
2016
Associates Degree in Cinematography
1994

Felix Varela Art Center Habana
Director Artistico de Espectaculos y Musicales
1988

Instituto Cubano Radio y Television Habana, Cuba
Fundamentos de Cine, Radio y Television
1986

Estudios Cinematograficos y de Television Habana, Cuba
Tecnico de Video
Instituto Politecnico de Telecomunicaciones “Osvaldo Herrera”
Systema de Radio 1985

Training

Digital & Film Camera
Photography
Video Editing
Filming of live programs and commercials
Adobe Photoshop
After Affects
Adobe Premier
Certifications/Licensures

Fundamentos del guion de ficcion

Awards

11/2016.- 3rd Place-Overall short film “Fantasize” CCAT Film Field Day

10/2015.- 1st Place-Overall short film “The Gift” CCAT Film Field Day

11/2014.- 2ndPlace-Overall short film “Juego Final” CCAT Film Field Day

04/2015.- 1st Place-Overall short film “Sombras” CCAT Film Field Day

12/1987.- Best documentary “Heroes de la Paz” ECITV

References will be furnished upon request.

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Director Statement

As a facilitator of art and a documentary director it is my passion to tell stories that transform, educate and elevate. Pedro Pablo Pena has been a figure of transcendence and change in the history of Miami and its creative evolution. As the driving force behind this documentary it falls upon me to tell his story passionately and within the context of his indelible significance to the art world. Pedro Pablo Pena, pioneer, creator, and bastion of culture. In this documentary, La Amable Euphoria de la Danza, I tell his story.