The Cuban

An unexpected friendship begins between an elderly Cuban musician with dementia who is brought out of his shell by his care worker, and a disillusioned young pre-med Afghan student named Mina. Through a shared loved of music, both their lives are changed. ==Cast==

In addition, Gabriel Sanchez Hernandez is seen throughout the film when Luis' addled memories conjure up the young Elena. ==Release==

The film premiered on December 7, 2019, at the Whistler Film Festival, where Celiana Cárdenas won the Borsos Competition award for Best Cinematography in a Canadian Film. It had its American premiere in February 2020 at the Los Angeles Pan African Film Festival, winning the Audience Award for Narrative Feature and the Special Programmer's Award. In April 2020, the film aired on Super Channel as part of its special program of airing the films that had been slated to run at the Canadian Film Festival prior to its cancellation in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The film was released at drive-ins and traditional theatres across Canada on July 28, 2020, and in virtual cinemas across the United States on July 31, 2020. == Awards and nominations ==