El Congo 1960

In this short documentary by Cuban filmmakers, Ernest Hemingway's house in Cuba is shown as a starting point, evoking memories of the life and work of the famous American writer.

Engineer Mario Camargo, originally from Argentina, arrives in Cuba to work on the construction of a new industrial complex. He came from France, where he had lived most of his life. Mario had never thought about what homeland meant to him. He had always lived wherever he felt comfortable. In Cuba, Mario meets architect Marta Alea, a passionate patriot who devotes all her energy and abilities to building a new life. Seeing the enthusiasm of Marta and her friends, their devotion to the ideas of the revolution, Mario realizes that in our days, when the face of the world is changing, one cannot be a man without a homeland.

The 1960 Havana Carnival is presented in a romantic story.

This popular science film from the Popular Encyclopedia series consists of three stories: 1 – How a Newspaper Is Born (a popular account of the various stages of newspaper development and printing); 2 – "Reptiles" (about the different classes of reptiles and their characteristics); 3 – "Rubén Martínez Villena" (a biography of the poet and revolutionary Rubén Martínez Villena).

An educational documentary film about planting and harvesting tomatoes.

The former prison for adolescents is converted into a "rehabilitation center" by the nascent Revolution.