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Collection
Title
Joe Cardona Video Collection
Date(s)
- 1994-2002 (Creation)
Extent
3.5 Linear Feet
Name of creator
Biographical history
Joe Cardona was born of Cuban parents in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on November 1, 1967. He has directed 11 feature length documentaries, mostly dealing with issues of cultural identity and Cuban history: Adios Patria, Café con Leche, The Flight of Pedro Pan, José Martí: Legacy of Freedom, Havana: Portrait of Yesteryear, Honey Girl, White Elephant, and Celia the Queen. Cardona has also directed, produced and written two feature films, Water, Mud and Factoriesand Bro.
Joe holds a degree in Mass Communications from Florida International University.
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Scope and content
The Joe Cardona Video Collection contains nearly 100 video tapes of research material for documentaries and films directed and produced by Joe Cardona, independent filmmaker.
The collection contains 51 VHS tapes of unedited interviews for the documentary Café con leche; thirty-three videotapes of interviews for the films Adiós Patriaand Los plantados; and videotaped interviews for the documentary José Martí: Legacy of Freedom.
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Conditions governing access
This collection is open for research.
Physical access
The audiovisual materials are restricted due to preservation and mechanical limitations. For more information, please contact chc@miami.edu.
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Requests to publish or display materials from this collection require written permission from the rights owner. Please, contact chc@miami.edu for more information.
Preferred citation: Joe Cardona Video Collection, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.
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Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Gifts of Joe Cardona, 2002 and 2004.
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Related archival materials
A framed poster for the documentary José Martí: Legacy of Freedom was transferred to the Cuban Poster Collection (CHC0327).
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Archivist's note
Collection-level record added by Amanda Moreno, January 2013. Updated by Rebeca Gonzalez, May 2021.