Cinema of Cuba
| Cinema of Cuba | |
|---|---|
Cine Praga in Pinar del Rio, Cuba | |
| No. of screens | 313 (2009) |
| • Per capita | 3.0 per 100,000 (2009) |
| Main distributors | Dist. Nac. ICAIC 100.0% |
| Produced feature films (2009) | |
| Fictional | 8 |
| Number of admissions (2011) | |
| Total | 2,230,200 |
| Gross box office (2006) | |
| Total | CUP 2.45 million |
| National films | CUP 1.36 million (55.7%) |
Cinema arrived in Cuba at the beginning of the 20th century. Before the Cuban Revolution of 1959, about 80 full-length films were produced in Cuba. Most of these films were melodramas. Following the revolution, Cuba entered what is considered the "Golden age" of Cuban cinema.