Los Zafiros Movie Protest
[MIAMI-DADE POLICE DEPARTMENT
C.I.B. UPDATE 98-24, April 7, 1998]
CUBAN EXILE COMMUNITY AGAINST FILM "THE LIFE AND TIMES OF LOS ZAFIROS"
The following information was forwarded by the City of Miami Police Department Special Investigations Section (SIS):
SIS monitored the premiere screening of a controversial film based on
the life and times of Los Zafiros, a prominent Cuban musical group of
the 1960s. The event was held at the Gusman Center, located at
174 East Flagler Street, Miami, Florida.
The film was produced by Cuban exile Hugo Cancio and was shot in Cuba
in its entirety. As such, the film has received negative reviews
throughout a large segment of the Cuban exile community since it is
viewed as Cuban government propaganda.
According to SIS representatives, security measures were heightened at
the Guzman Center throughout the course of the event. A similar
event, held at the Guzman Center approximately two years ago, resulted
in physical altercations between opposing Cuban exile groups.
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