Cuban Actor Jorge Perugorría to Receive Award at Chicago Latino Film Fest

HAVANA TIMES — Cuban actor and director Jorge Perugorría will receive the Gloria Achievement Award on April 19th during the 29th edition of the Chicago Latino Film Festival, reported EFE.

The festival’s executive director, Pepe Vargas, said that Perugorría “can be considered a classic of Latin American and Spanish contemporary cinema.”

Perugorría will participate in a special celebration for the 20th anniversary of the film “Strawberry and Chocolate”, he will also present one of his latest films as a director, “Amor crónico” (Cronic love).