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.
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Miguel CastanetDirector
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Miguel CastanetWriter
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Laekim Films Elite ProductionProducer
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Project Type:Documentary
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Runtime:48 minutes 32 seconds
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Production Budget:30 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:Cuba, United States
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Language:English, Spanish
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Hollywood Gold AwardsLos Angeles
United States
Silver Award Best Documentary Feature -
Hollywood Gold AwardsLos Angeles
United States
Gold Award Best Director Feature Film -
Spotlight Film AwardsAtlanta.Georgia.
United States
Silver Award Best Documentary Feature -
Continental Film Award
Best North American Director -
The IndianFest AwardsLa 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 FestivalNew 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 FestivalRio de Janeiro
Brazil
Best Editing -
Brazil International Monthly Independent Film FestivalRio de Janeiro
Brazil
Best Trailer -
World Distribution Award
Slovakia
Best Editing
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.
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.