The Days of Water

1971 film

The Days of Water

Spanish| Los días del agua
Directed by| Manuel Octavio Gómez
Written by| Bernabé Hernández
Manuel Octavio Gómez
Produced by| Miguel Mendoza
Starring| Idalia Anreus
Cinematography| Jorge Herrera
Edited by| Nelson Rodriguez
Music by| Leo Brouwer

Production
company

Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematográficos

Distributed by| Tricontinental Film Center
Kimbara Cine Cubano

Release date

* July 1971 (1971-07)

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

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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

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

## References

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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

## External links

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* The Days of Water at IMDb

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