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BEFORE the revolution, there were 511 cinemas in Cuba, with 130-plus in greater Havana alone — more than Paris or New York at that time — and, after the overthrow of the Batista dictatorship, that number increased to more than 600 all over the country.
They delivered a visual spectacle which, like anywhere, was a shared experience. It was a world away from today’s streaming culture but times have changed on the island.
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