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CUBA
PHOTOSTORY
DELMI ALVAREZ
In 1989 the Berlin wall fall down and with it the socalist world. Cuba lost the helps that was receiving from the socialist countries.
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One of the most important works in Cuba is the cana de azucar and rum destilery. Millions of tons are cut every season for the workers or cortadores de cana. The suggar is exported some countries but the embargo against Cuba for USA forbidden to sell it wherever they want.
The Zafra train collect everyday the thousnds of kilos of cana de azucar and bring it to the factory where it will be destilled to get the famous rum Havana.
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he assignment in Cuba was in 1990 to 1991. I decided go there to cover the dairy life of cubans. Galicians and cubans have a narrow friendship along the times and the history. When I arrived there the cuba government dont understand why i choose the island to make a long term documentary project. I did explain one and other time the important of photography to make a photostory of the embargo and the social life. I was working in the street, in the mine of Matahambre, in the Zafra colllecting suggar, in the cigarros factory of H. Huppman, in the small viallages, in the fields of potatoes...
One year later I sent the pictures collection to Fotopress in Barcelona. I had news that I got the first prize when I ewas in Sydney covering a story of my book Galegos na Diaspora. The news of win the prize told me another photojournalist.
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Cubans workers of cana de azucar [Zafra]  
     The Zafra train
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Matahambre mine





















     Fidel Castro





















                                                                                 
       
CUBA
PHOTOSTORY
DELMI ALVAREZ
In 1989 the Berlin wall fall down and with it the socalist world. Cuba lost the helps that was receiving from the socialist countries.
scroll to the right to see the pictures
One of the most important works in Cuba is the cana de azucar and rum destilery. Millions of tons are cut every season for the workers or cortadores de cana. The suggar is exported some countries but the embargo against Cuba for USA forbidden to sell it wherever they want.
The Zafra train collect everyday the thousnds of kilos of cana de azucar and bring it to the factory where it will be destilled to get the famous rum Havana.
go back to start
he assignment in Cuba was in 1990 to 1991. I decided go there to cover the dairy life of cubans. Galicians and cubans have a narrow friendship along the times and the history. When I arrived there the cuba government dont understand why i choose the island to make a long term documentary project. I did explain one and other time the important of photography to make a photostory of the embargo and the social life. I was working in the street, in the mine of Matahambre, in the Zafra colllecting suggar, in the cigarros factory of H. Huppman, in the small viallages, in the fields of potatoes...
One year later I sent the pictures collection to Fotopress in Barcelona. I had news that I got the first prize when I ewas in Sydney covering a story of my book Galegos na Diaspora. The news of win the prize told me another photojournalist.
T
Cubans workers of cana de azucar [Zafra]  
     The Zafra train
Pictures represented by:





















  
Matahambre mine