Courtney Clarke and Rafael De La Fuente Join Cast of 'Cuba, Paraíso' as Filming Starts in Puerto Rico
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Summary
Courtney Clarke, Rafael De La Fuente, Alex FitzAlan, and Fabiola Brown have joined the cast of Michal Hali Zebede's film 'Cuba, Paraíso', which has begun principal photography in Puerto Rico. The drama is inspired by real events and people, set against the backdrop of the 2021 Cuban protests against government economic mismanagement and authoritarianism. Clarke plays a jaded Miami art dealer who travels to Havana to purchase work from a fugitive political artist.
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Clarke stars as a jaded Miami art dealer who travels to Havana to buy work from a fugitive political artist
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