323:  Hugo Haas

Archival Spaces 323 Hugo Haas Exhibition Uploaded 9 June 2023 A new small but informative exhibition on the Czech-American actor-director, Hugo Haas, opened on 25 May in the waiting room of the Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Los Angeles. While several recent Consul Generals have been active in promoting Czech Film Culture –Continue reading “323:  Hugo Haas”

276: Cuban Star Xonia Benguria

Archival Spaces 276 Remembering Cuban Film Star Xonia Benguría Uploaded  20 August 2021 In October 2017, UCLA Film & Television Archive screened a new 35mm restored print of Casta de Roble (1954) in the massive retrospective, Recuerdos de un cine en español: Classic Latin American Cinema in Los Angeles, 1930-1960. Its star, Xonia Benguría, died in Astoria, N.Y. on 31Continue reading “276: Cuban Star Xonia Benguria”