De Cierta Manera (One Way or Another) is a 1974 Cuban romantic drama film. Directed by Sara Gómez, the film mixes documentary-style footage with a fictional story that looks at the poor neighborhoods of Havana shortly after the Cuban Revolution of 1959. The film illustrates the history before the background of the development process in Cuba. It demonstrates how tearing down slums and building modern settlements does not immediately change the culture of the inhabitants. Gómez completed filming with Mario Balmaseda and Yolanda Cuellar just before her death; technical work was finished by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Julio García-Espinosa y Rigoberto López before its posthumous release.Synopsis
Les images et les sons du Cuba d’après révolution prennent vie dans le long-métrage de la pionnière afro-cubaine Sara Gómez. Alliant radicalement réalisme documentaire et fiction narrative, micro-trottoir et agit-prop féministe, "De cierta manera" est un chef-d’œuvre inclassable.