FARÁNDULAS DE CINE

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BELLA VENEZIA

Venice is one of those places that every single bit of it is worthy to see. Each street, canal, corner, neighbourhood deserves a visit.
I went to Venice last week and I could not stop taking pictures of every piece of it. It is the most picturesque place I have ever been. If you like photography do not miss Venice! January is the best time to go as it is not too busy and if you are an early morning person you will be able to take some pictures without tourists. The weather was just perfect, really cold but sunny!

Enjoy the pictures!

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THANKS BANKSY

Once more Bansky surprised the world creating Dismaland “The UK’s most disappointing new visitor attraction” - a place full of art with an apocalyptic theme park as a background.

Artists from all over the world exhibited their pieces at Bansky's new creation, I would like to highlight the two Spanish artist who collaborate with Bansky in this amazing project:

Paco Pomet

Escif

Some people are disgusted by this satiric amusement park but I am sure that Banksy intentions were to make people aware of their own reality, is it that bad? In my opinion we should just thank him for that!

My only disappointment is that Dismaland was only opened for five weeks during last summer. From Farandulas I would like to encourage him to have dismaland open forever!

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Tell me and I will forget, show me and I may remember, involve me and I will understand.”

CUBA

Cuba is an iconic country full of history, amazing landscapes, beaches and people! I have been so lucky to be there this year and I did enjoy the most of it!

 If you are going to Cuba I will recommend you not to go just to La Habana or Varadero. If I was you I will travel around the country to know the real Cuba.

La Habana is an amazing city but it could be a bit touristic for some travellers; too many Cubans trying to sell you tours, cigars or even to try to get a 'trago'(drink) from you.

Varadero is simply not the real Cuba; it is a peninsula full of hotels and touristic places…in my opinion: strongly not recommended. We just went to rest for a couple of days and it was good, we did rest but apart from that…

The rest of Cuba, it is just amazing! Their people are more than happy to share their lives with you and their kindness is superb.

I could get into politics and give my opinion about communism vs capitalism but I just think you should go and see it by yourself! Enjoy Cuba if you have the chance!

MEADOWBANK AVENUE - TV PILOT

This is a TV pilot I have produced with the idea to sell it to Spanish TV. It is in spanish with some small parts in english- hope you enjoy!

9 STORIES IN 2 FILMS

In less than 24 hours I have seen two exceptional movies which have the same structure. The two films are divided in four or five stories with one topic in common. The characters have not any relation among each other but their actions represent the same theme.  

The first film is called ‘A Touch of Sin’, a violent Chinese movie filmed in 2013. It is divided into four different stories based on real events; the main four characters experience a situation with death that unfortunately happened in the real world. The movie is explicit with aggressive acts. Do not watch it if you are susceptible with blood!

The second film is the fantastic ‘Relatos Salvajes’, an Argentinean black comedy with a political and social criticism. It is divided into five different stories based on how human being reacts in an extreme situation. The audience will feel more identified with these characters and their state.  If you are a fan of black comedy (like me) you will enjoy this film a lot!

I cannot finalise this post without choosing which story was my favourite for each film:

• A touch of sin - first story, with coal mine worker
• Relatos Salvajes - third story, with two drivers

If you have seen those two movies, feel free to tell me which one is your favourite!