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Aché (2010)
Character: 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...
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Dos veteranos (2019)
Character: Mendigo
Cuba has changed in the near future, but Nicanor and his friends still meet in a park to talk about politics…
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Photoshop (2006)
Character: Padre del niño malcriado
At the elementary school where Evita, Nicanor’s daughter, studies, the parents are instructed that the children must bring photos of various independence heroes for an important activity the next day. That night, when he discovers that they do not have any photos of heroes at home, Nicanor will have to go out and look for them, no matter what it takes.
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Brainstorm (2009)
Character: N/A
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.
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Monte Rouge (2004)
Character: 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.
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Intermezzo (2008)
Character: 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.
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Vinci (2011)
Character: N/A
At the age of 24, and with serious charges hanging over him, Leonardo da Vinci is thrown into a Florentine dungeon where several common criminals are rotting away.
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Exit (2011)
Character: 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…
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Casting (2013)
Character: 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…
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