Eduardo del Llano Rodríguez
Biography
Eduardo del Llano Rodríguez (Moscow, 1962) is a Cuban writer, university professor, screenwriter, and film director. He earned a degree in Art History from the University of Havana in 1985, and during the 1980s he was part of the theatre and literary group NOS-Y-OTROS. He trained with Jorge Goldenberg, Tom Abrams, and Walter Bernstein in the craft of screenwriting, while working as a professor at the Faculty of Arts and Letters of the University of Havana (History of Latin American Art and Photography). With the short film Monte Rouge (a satire about the work of the Cuban State Security), he took a critical stance toward the Cuban regime, although Eduardo del Llano made it clear that it was not a clandestine film, but one that was simply not financed by the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry.
Known For & Full Filmography7 Titles
Movie - 2009, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A world record, an accident, a heroic act, a matter of scientific interest. All this happens simultaneously. The editorial board of the newspaper La Avanzada must decide what goes on the front page.
Movie - 2010, 2h 15m • as Co-worker
Havana, 1974. Almost every day, Ana puts a cuban flag on the balcony. The flag is faded and full of stains. Ana suggests to her husband Nicanor to get another one. From there the couple will be doomed to unexpected complications...
Movie - 2004, 2h 15m • as Segura
Nicanor has just finished the ritual of preparing himself a gourmet coffee when two strangers knock at his door. They identify themselves as members of State Security, who have come to install microphones in his house to listen to the antigovernment remarks Nicanor makes. Since they only have two microphones, they ask for his help in choosing the best room to install them and tell him that from now on he can only make his comments in that room.
Movie - 2011, 2h 15m • as Funcionario
Rodrigo, a famous European artist, comes to Cuba to create a collage using photos of one hundred Cuban artists. Wanting the photos to reflect the anguish inherent in the creative process, he can think of nothing better than hiring the worker Nicanor O’Donnell to punch the one hundred artists in the face for a fee of five euros per head. Knowing that the collage will be exhibited all over the world, the artists line up to be beaten. Nicanor, who at first believes he has stumbled upon the deal of his life, is dismayed to discover that he must hit elderly people, women, artists he admires…
Movie - 2013, 2h 15m • as Eduardo
A group of actors shows up to audition for the lead role in a co-production with Germany. Through their interviews and interactions, their miseries, desires, and frustrations are gradually revealed. The selection process takes three days; in the end, there is only one winner…
Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • as Mendigo
Cuba has changed in the near future, but Nicanor and his friends still meet in a park to talk about politics…
Movie - 2008, 2h 15m • as Tipo en el cubículo
At an unspecified event, everyone votes in favor. Unexpectedly, there is one vote against: Nicanor O’Donnell’s. When Nicanor goes to the bathroom during the intermission, some curious delegates follow him, eager to find out why he dared to vote against. The suspicion that someone is locked in a stall, listening to everything, turns their sympathy into mistrust toward Nicanor. But the one locked in the stall is also a poor wretch.