Cinema of Cuba

Cinema arrived in Cuba at the beginning of the 20th century. Before the Cuban Revolution of 1959, about 80 full-length films were produced in Cuba. Most of these films were melodramas. Following the revolution, Cuba entered what is considered the "Golden age" of Cuban cinema.

Cinema of Cuba
Cine Praga in Pinar del Rio, Cuba
No. of screens313 (2009)
  Per capita3.0 per 100,000 (2009)
Main distributorsDist. Nac. ICAIC 100.0%
Produced feature films (2009)
Fictional8
Number of admissions (2011)
Total2,230,200
Gross box office (2006)
TotalCUP 2.45 million
National filmsCUP 1.36 million (55.7%)
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