VampiresinHavana_TheEuropeans by SilentHillGothLady13 on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

Tv show_Cartoon- cartoon, produced in Cuba, is a bit of an enigma. there is a pro-revolution message in this Cartoon that is hammered home hard. The state is corrupt and only the people can change that. The Europeans and American mob interfere for their own gains. The message was, very much, heavy handed however, perhaps even ham-fisted and ultimately confusing. I say confusing because, in reality, General Machado was removed from power in 1933 – by military-coup – which led to Batista becoming president and it was he who was ultimately removed from power by the revolution. To suggest the removal of Machado was by the people seems either revisionist, mistaken or pro-Batista (which I doubt).

The animation of the cartoon is very basic; it is reminiscent of the animation style of say the Pink Panther series.The cartoon is fast and free with sexual imagery. It is not hardcore, however, and is more seaside postcard in its portrayal.The voice acting is poor to average and the subtitles can be a little literal – you’d probably get more out of the dialogue if you are fluent in Spanish. However, where this shines is in the music, which takes the form of a wonderful jazz soundtrack which features Arturo Sandoval.

The imdb page is [link]

The cartoon itself begins with a little history lesson regarding vampire society see link: [link] (In Spainish with subtitles). Vampires have been around for a rather long time... There are separate groups of vampires(It was not until 1870 when vampire society became organised and split, essentially, into two camps. The American vampires, based in Chicago, were known as the Capa Nostra Society and run by Johnny Terrori. In Europe the Vampire Group was formed and the first leader was Count Dracula. Dracula had a son called Werner Amadeus who was working on a formula to allow vampires to go out into the sun. In 1905 he thought he had cracked it and Dracula tried it – it failed and he was dusted by the sun. Werner travelled over to Cuba with his nephew, Joseph, to continue his work – rum and pineapple being essential ingredients in his formula.

In 1921 he did crack the formula and tried it on Joseph. The boy grew up acting as a normal human, unaware of his heritage. The formula not only allowed him to go into the sun but also gave him a reflection and curtailed any taste he might have for blood.)- this particular piece depicts the European Vampire.

The European vampires have met with a representative of the American mob vampires. The American’s expect that they will sell their headquarters at Düsseldorf. The mob has become powerful creating speakeasy type places with fake beaches in them for vampires.

Picture and more in- depth info can be found here: [link]

originally posted at: [link] by TALIESIN_TTLG AT 2:29 AM on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2007 under the title Vampires in Havana- Review as a blog entry.

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