Who created the Cuban Flag? Luis Pérez Tolón‘s new documentary, EMILIA, is a personal journey and search for ancestral roots to unravel the story of his ancestor, Emilia Teurbe Tolón, who sewed Cuba’s national flag while living in exile in New York in 1850.
Emilia was the first woman deported from Cuba for political insurgency. She was a 19th century woman ahead of her time and a role model for women’s contributions to the struggle for independence. An advocate for social justice, she bequeathed her assets for children’s education. Her husband, Miguel Teurbe Tolón, was a poet, political activist and a Freemason. In exile, he became a pioneer of Spanish language journalism in the United States, where he designed the flag and coat of arms. Their commitment to free Cuba from Spanish colonial oppression gave rise to the birth of the Cuban nation.
BARUCH COLLEGE
25th Street, bet. Lexington and Third Aves., NYC
5th FLOOR: SCREENING ROOM 160
SPACE IS LIMITED
Free Admission
MUST RSVP at: info@cubanculturalcenter.org
For more info on film and trailer, click on these two links:
http://www.cubanflagemilia.com
www.emiliaproductionsmiami.com
Luis Pérez Tolón was Director of Production and Development with Discovery Networks Latin America. His credits include: Paranal: Eye on the Universe, gold medal NY Film Festival; Jorge Luis Borges (France/Argentina/USA), and Manuela Saenz, la pasión de Bolivar (Colombia/USA). Prior to Discovery, he resided in Europe where he was director of the European Union’s MEDIA Program, produced documentaries in Spain and London, including the series 1898:The Spanish-American War for Canal + Spain, History Channel UK and Discovery Channel Latin America. His award-winning independent documentary Exilio/Exile was broadcast on WNET-Independent Focus and distributed to PBS stations nationwide. Luis was born in Cuba, holds an MA from the University of Southern California in Film-Broadcasting-Anthropology. Recently he worked as Coordinating Producer in American Comandante for PBS’ American Experience.
This event is co-presented by the Department of Modern Languages and Comparative Literature at Baruch College
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