Synopsis
Elpidio Valdés, soldier of the Cuban war of independence, is entrusted with the difficult and dangerous mission of bringing from Florida, in the United States, a shipment of arms for the Liberation Army of Cuba. It takes place between 1896 and 1897.
Sections & Films
THE NEW ADVENTURES OF ELPIDIO VALDÉS
Category: Edition 1984
| Original Title | ELPIDIO VALDÉS CONTRA DÓLAR Y CAÑÓN |
| Italian Title | LE NUOVE AVVENTURE DI ELPIDIO VALDÉS |
| Category | Official Competition |
| Section | Competition |
| Tipology | Animation, Feature Film |
| Duration | 83' |
| Production Year | 1983 |
| Nationality | Cuba |
| Directed by | Juan Padrón |
| Screenplay | Juan Padrón |
| Music | Daniel Longres |
JUAN PADRÓN
Juan Padrón (born 1947 in Matanzas) is a Cuban animation director and comics artist. He is best known as the creator of the comic strip Elpidio Valdés.
Since 1963 he has published sketches and cartoons for Cuban magazines and newspapers. He was the creator, in 1970, of Elpidio Valdés, a cartoon character (and series) with more than sixty shorts and two feature-length movies. Padrón received international attention Vampires in Havana, an adult-oriented comedy feature that gathered a cult following abroad.
Padrón has directed six animated feature films in total, along with many shorts, especially those with Elpidio Valdés as the main characher; and the one-minute comedy sketches for adults "Filminutos".
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