The Days of Water

The Days of Water
The Days of Water
Directed by	Manuel Octavio Gómez
Written by	Bernabé Hernández; Manuel Octavio Gómez
Starring	Idalia Anreus
Release date	July 1971;
Running time	110 minutes
Country	Cuba
Language	Spanish

The Days of Water (Spanish: Los días del agua) is a 1971 Cuban drama film directed by Manuel Octavio Gómez. It was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival, where it won a Special Prize, the Prix FIPRESCI, and Idalia Anreus won the award for Best Actress.^[1]

Plot

Based on actual events that occurred in 1936 in Cuba's Pinar Del Río, the film tells the story of Antoñica Izquierdo, a peasant who attributed healing powers through water.^[2]

Cast

Idalia Anreus as Antonica
Raúl Pomares as Lino
Adolfo Llauradó as Felipe
Mario Balmaseda as Toni

References

^ "7th Moscow International Film Festival (1971)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
^ Gómez, Manuel Octavio, Los días del agua (Drama), Idalia Anreus, Raúl Pomares, Adolfo Llauradó, Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficos (ICAIC), retrieved 8 January 2024

External links

The Days of Water at IMDb

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[Moscow1971-1] "7th Moscow International Film Festival (1971)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2012.

[2] Gómez, Manuel Octavio, Los días del agua (Drama), Idalia Anreus, Raúl Pomares, Adolfo Llauradó, Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficos (ICAIC), retrieved 8 January 2024

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