Havana Modern: the Architecture of Nicolás Quintana is an upcoming documentary film about the architect Nicolás Quintana (1925-2011) and the Modern Movement in Havana. The film traces Quintana’s career as he developed his practice and connected to a larger movement in Cuba and abroad that fundamentally transformed Cuban culture. Drawing from personal testimonies and from new and archival material, Havana Modern also offers a view, then and now, of Quintana’s work and of the restless, creative city he experienced, remembered and reimagined.
Project Team
- Mariano Ros, Director
- Paul Echaniz, Producer
- Josef Asteinza, Writer and Producer
- Teresita Echaniz, Producer
Project Advisors
- Angel Ayón
- Norma Barbacci
- Barry Bergdoll
- Belmont Freeman
- Rosalie Genevro
- Jasper Goldman
- Gaspar Gonzalez
- Mary Kay Judy
- Don Julien
- Hermes Mallea
- Alysa Nahmias
- Pablo Quintana
- Eduardo Luis Rodriguez
Acknowledgements
The project has been made possible through generous grants from the New York State Council on the Arts and the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, through individual contributions, and through the support of the Architectural League of New York, the University of Miami, FIU-Miami Beach Urban Studios, and family and friends of Nicolás Quintana.
Fiscal Sponsor
The Architectural League of New York, a nonprofit 501(c)3 corporation, is the fiscal sponsor of the Havana Modern. Contributions to the film project are tax exempt.
