https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/04/18/hollywood-goes-havana-but-not-in-the-usual-pro-castro-way/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 13:03:23 -0400<![CDATA[Last night I attended the premiere of Cuban-American actor/director Andy Garcia&#8217;s The Lost City (trailer here), which opens next week. The movie is an epic about a Cuban family in the time immediately before and after the revolution. One brother is a social democrat, one a committed Fidelista and the third (Garcia) is the Bogartish owner of El Tropico, an Afro-Cuban night club where much of the action takes place. (The movie is infused with Cuban music and dance and has a sensational sound track.) The screenplay is by the recently deceased Cuban novelist Cabrera Infante who was an early on a supporter of Fidel and then decamped for Paris as the regime became more totalitarian.]]>Tue, 18 Apr 2006 07:56:39 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2006/04/18/hollywood-goes-havana-but-not-in-the-usual-pro-castro-way-n212008