Acerca de un personaje que unos llaman San Lázaro y otros llaman Babalú

Name: Acerca de un personaje que unos llaman San Lázaro y otros llaman Babalú
Released: 1968
Duration: 20 min

Looking for a Character Whom Some Call St. Lazar and others Babalu (más)
About a Character Some Call St, Lázaro and Others Babalú (menos)

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Cortometraje / Documental

Cuba, 1968, 20 min

Director:

Octavio Cortázar

Guión:

Octavio Cortázar

Sinopsis(1)

The celebration of St. Lazarus day, at the El Rincón sanctuary, 15 miles away from Havana, serves as a reflection on different forms of religiosity. St. Lazarus and Babalú are the Catholic and Yoruba (African-Cuban religion) versions of the saint of skin diseases. (Doclisboa)