Jorge Molina Enríquez (born 1966 in Palma Soriano in the province of Santiago) is a Cuban actor and film director. After studying cinema in the USSR, he graduated from the Escuela Internacional de Cine y Television (International Film and TV School of San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba), known as EICTV. Since his film, Molina's Culpa he has been interested in bizarro as genre films and is considered a cult film director.
Career His career as a filmmaker encompasses both independent productions outside the traditional institutional circuits of Cuban cinema, within a context marked by the growth of independent audiovisual production in Cuba from the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries,and projects produced in collaboration with state institutions. https://www.ipscuba.net/sin-categoria/las-independencias-del-cine-cubano/He has participated in numerous film productions, developing a distinctive acting presence within the contemporary Cuban scene. His work is characterized by his portrayal of eccentric, marginalized, or transgressive characters, both in his own productions and in films by other filmmakers. His performance as Lázaro in Juan of the Dead was highlighted by The Guardian as “part of the film’s comic and satirical core.” Several reviews have likewise singled out the film’s leading duo, with his character appearing alongside Juan in the narrative structure of several reviews published by specialized media. Among his own films and his collaborations on approximately eighty audiovisual productions are works spanning fiction, horror, science fiction, and experimental cinema.https://screenanarchy.com/2011/10/morbido-2011-ferozz-the-wild-red-riding-hood-review.htmlNotable collaborations include projects with Fernando Pérez and Juan Carlos Cremata, as well as theatrical work with Jazz Vilá Projects. In 2008 Jorge Molina won funds from CINERGIA (Fund for the Promotion of the Audiovisual in Central America and the Caribbean). The jury granted Molina $10,000 to produce his short film Molina's Ferrozz, based on Charles Perraul's fairytale "Little Red Riding Hood". When he received the funds, Panamanian writer and frequent collaborator Edgar Soberón Torchia suggested he could extend the script, Molina agreed and he finally directed his first feature film, which was exhibited during the annual film festival in Havana. In 2018 he released Molina's Margarita. Molina was the cultural liaison at the EICTV, and also teaches directing at the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana. He lives in Havana with his wife and their two daughters.
Filmography
As actor
Año Título Papel Referencia 1994 Madagascar Molina 1998 La vida es silbar Cycle Driver 2007 Madrigal Él mismo 2010 Acorazado Alberto 2010 Club Habana Manolo 2010 Amor crónico Él mismo 2011 Juan of the Dead Lázaro 2012 Day of the Flowers Jorge 2013 Esther Somewhere Larry Po 2014 Contigo pan y cebolla Anselmo 2016 Four Seasons in Havana Antonio Rangel
As director
1992 Molina’s Culpa (film) narrative short 18 min 2000 Fría Jennie narrative short 10 min 2001 Molina’s Test narrative short 25 min 2006 Molina’s Solarix narrative short 24 min 2008 Molina’s Mofo narrative short 40 min 2009 Molina’s El hombre que hablaba con Marte narrative short 29 min 2009 Molina’s Fantasy narrative short 10 min 2010 Molina’s Ferozz narrative feature 73 min 2013 Molina’s Borealis narrative short — 2014 Sarima (Molina’s Borealis 2) narrative short — 2016 Molina’s Rebecca narrative short — 2018 Molina’s Margarita narrative short — 2024 La última pelea narrative short — 2026 Molina’s Redemption narrative feature Preproduction
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