Revista Latina de Comunicación Social # 069 – Pages 533 to 547 Research | DOI: 10.4185/RLCS-2014-1023en | ISSN 1138-5820 | Year 2014 How to cite this article in bibliograhies / References J Veliz Gutiérrez, A Velazco Díaz, S Salazar Navarro (2014): “Cuban stories from this century. Discourse analysis of a purposive sample of fictional films from the last decade”. Revista Latina de Comunicación Social , 69, pp. 533 to 547. http://www.revistalatinacs.org/069/paper/1023_UH/26en.html DOI: 10.4185/RLCS-2014-1023en Cuban stories from this century. Discourse analysis of a purposive sample of fictional films from the last decade J Véliz Gutiérrez [ CV ] School of Communication – Universidad de La Habana, UH, Cuba –
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[email protected] Abstract Introduction. This article presents the partial results of a research study on the discursive features of contemporary Cuban cinema, based on the analysis of the thematic and formal components of a sample of national productions. The selection of filmmakers and films is based on various research techniques and consultation to film experts from Cuba and eight other countries. Method. The study is qualitative and is based on bibliographic-documental reviews, semi-structured interviews and discourse analysis of a sample of film productions. Results and discussion. After offering an outline of the history of Cuba and its national cinema, the article critically deconstructs the works of two Cuban directors who are great exponents of the contemporary national productions.