Looking for a Character Whom Some Call St. Lazar and others Babalu

Name: Looking for a Character Whom Some Call St. Lazar and others Babalu
Released: 1968
Duration: 20 min

About a Character Some Call St, Lázaro and Others Babalú (more)
Acerca de un personaje que unos llaman San Lázaro y otros llaman Babalú (less)

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Short / Documentary

Cuba, 1968, 20 min

Directed by:

Octavio Cortázar

Screenplay:

Octavio Cortázar

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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)