Crossing Borders/A Cuban Returns This Documentary is about biculturalism and what it means to be a hyphenated American, in this case a Cuban-American. With the sponsorship of California State University Dominguez Hills and Loyola Marymount University Producers Mario Congreve and Glenn Gebhard followed Magaly Lavadenz as she explored her Cuban roots. Only three years old when her family fled the Castro regime in 1961. Lavadenz grew up in the U.S. caught between to cultures and two languages Telly Awards Aegis Awards

Winner of a Bronze Plaque at the ~47th Annual Columbus International Film & Video Festival in 1999, this documentary profiles Cuban-American Dr. Magaly Lavendenz, a college professor. Cultural identity is of special interest to producer Mario Congreve and director Glenn Gebhard, who examine it here via Lavendenz's visit to Cuba -- her first since fleeing the island nation as a child in 1962. The program documents this emotional visit with friends and family and the effort by Lavendenz to reconcile herself to her exile. ~ Steve Blackburn, All Movie Guide

  
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