Corazón Cubano the Movie

Corazon Cubano is a short film directed by Jake Ajamian documenting his Grandfather Armando's journey back to Cuba after almost 40 years of exile in the United States.

Plot outline

In 1961, after the death of Benito Blanco in The Bay of Pigs invasion, his brother, Armando, was compelled to come to the United States, thus escaping the political persecution that had ensued in Cuba at the time.

One day, after almost forty years of exile in California, Armando Blanco received a call from his sister to announce that one of his brothers, still living in Cuba, was dying. Devastated by the news, Armando was faced with the decision as to whether he should stay true to his moral duty, thus refusing to set foot again in the communist island or to embrace the love he had for his dying brother.

The dilemma then was opting to betray the Cuban exile community, break the laws of the United States therein undermining his own political convictions, all of which stood in the way of his return to his country. Or, would he let his heart dictate and go back to his small town, the one that he had dreamed of from far away, so he could embrace his brother one last time? The heart won out and he decided to go back.

And so it was that Armando found his way back for just one day to find himself once again amongst his own, immersed in hours full of joy, laughter and song. There in the small town of Guaimaro, he was surrounded by the profound love that had remained intact despite
the many years in exile. It was an unforgettable experience in the company of his loved ones who from that moment on, he would never see again.