El Diablo de Cumana
1984
Venezuela
26 minutes
Spanish
El diablo de Cumana is part of a series of six films: “Inhabitants of the Land of Grace” , on Caraibbean culture in Venezuela which focuses particularly on the city of Cumana, first Spanish colony in Latin America. On the representatives of this cultural tradition, a crossbreed between European, African and indigenous elements, is Luis del Valle Hurtado who, each year, has been ritually transforming himself into Satan for the last 30 years.
Production :
John Dickinson
John Dickinson
Distribution :
Documentary Educational Resources (D.E.R.)
Documentary Educational Resources (D.E.R.)
Editing :
Carlos Gonzalez
Carlos Gonzalez
Sound :
Stefano Gramitto
Stefano Gramitto
Photography :
Miquel Nazario
Miquel Nazario