El caso Padilla (Pavel Giroud, 2022): Appropriated Footage and the Political Perils of (Mis)using the Archive
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This essay reviews the following works: El caso Padilla/The Padilla Affair . Dir. Pavel Giroud. Prod. Lia Rodríguez, Alejandro Hernández. Spain and Cuba, 2022. 78 mins. Distributed by Amazon Prime Video. Footage of Heberto Padilla’s “confession” recorded by Cuban authorities on April 27 at the National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba. The footage is available on YouTube.
Source: Latin American Research Review
Author: Nils Longueira Borrego
Institution: California State University System
Language: English
Topic: Cuban History and Society
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,550
OpenAlex ID: W4413290575