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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