Monday, June 29, 2009
Castro's daughter to speak in London in support of LGBT people
Mariela Castro, daughter of Cuba’s president, Raul Castro, is to speak in London at a showing of the gay Cuban movie Strawberry and Chocolate. Castro is the director of the Cuban National Centre for Sex Education in Havana and campaigns for HIV/Aids prevention and the rights of the LGBT community in Cuba.
The film will be screened as part of the Barbican’s season Cine Cuba: 50 Years of Revolution.
After the screening Castro and the film’s screenwriter/director, Juan Carlos Tabio, will discuss the movie’s themes of equality in sex, gender and race. Joining them will be Alberto Roque, a leading Cuban gay rights activist.
The film is showing to coincide with London Pride at The Barbican, Silk Street, London on Sat July 4, at 8.45pm.
Tickets available online at:
www.barbican.org.uk/film
or telephone 0845 120 7529
Pictured Mariela Castro
