In his message, Buen Abad acknowledged that the event, which was first held 45 years ago, is part of the history of cinema and culture in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The brief statement from the Mexican intellectual was very cordial for the Cuban people, to whom he sent praise for the important event being held again. Fraternally, friends, I greet you to celebrate with you this Havana Film Festival, to celebrate the arrival of an event of this magnitude of cultural significance in Latin America and far beyond, the writer emphasized.

With the joy, moreover, that Cuba continues to set the standard, the line, setting horizons in terms not only of the exhibition of materials, but of their analysis, their capacity to reflect our realities, both in the field of fiction production and in the area of the approach to the documentary truth of the great homeland, he stressed.

Buen Abad pointed out that the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema in Havana is an example of will and creativity.

There is no doubt that this event is a reference for all of us, so for my part it is a great honor and pride to send this message, he concluded.

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