LONG-AWAITED INDEPENDENT FILM, HABANA EVA, HOSTS SCREENING ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2010 at MAJESTIC CREST THEATER IN WESTWOOD, CA

“Habana Eva”, a film by Director Fina Torres (“Oriana”, and “Woman on Top” with Penelope Cruz), will host an invite-only screening on Wednesday, April 28^th, 2010 at the Majestic Crest Theater in Westwood, CA starting with a wine and cheese reception at 7pm. Screening starts at 8pm sharp. RSVP is required for entrance.  To RSVP, please email alvarezmediapr@gmail.com by April 26^th.  Majestic Crest Theater is located at 1262 Westwood Blvd. Westwood, CA. Phone number is (310) 474-7866.

“Habana Eva” takes place in a Havana shaken by Fidel’s retirement, where the film’s leading lady is a young seamstress, trapped in a clothing factory, who dreams of designing beautiful dresses.  With no support from her adorable, but lazy Cuban boyfriend, her life takes a turn when she meets a dazzling capitalist and ex-patriot, who fans her hopes.  After many deceptions and surprises, Eva has to choose between the two men she loves.  Hers is an unexpected decision. Fully shot in the streets of Habana, Cuba, “Havana Eva” is a humorous metaphor of Cuba’s future options.

The film’s global premiere is scheduled for Wednesday, May 28^th, 2010 in Venezuela.  For more information please visit the Facebook Page: Habana Eva or www.HabanaEva.com.

WHAT: Film Screening: Habana Eva by Director Fina Torres (Oriana, Woman on Top w/ Penelope Cruz) with Venezuelan and Cuban A-list actors Prakriti Maduro, Yuliet Cruz, Juan Carlos García, and Carlos Enrique Almirante.
WHEN: Wednesday, April 28^th, 2010

7-7:45 pm Wine & Cheese Reception

8:00 pm Film Screening: Habana Eva

WHERE: Majestic Crest Theater, 1262 Westwood Blvd. Westwood, CA   (310) 474-7866

TICKETS:      Admission is FREE with RSVP only. Please RSVP to  alvarezmediapr@gmail.com

FINA TORRES is currently a director/writer/producer who brings experience from all areas of filmmaking to the role.  After studying design, photography and journalism in Venezuela, Torres moved to Paris, where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in cinematography from the Institute de Hautes Etudes Cinematographiques, IDHEC.  She worked as a film editor, camera operator, and script supervisor after graduating, making short films and documentaries on the side.  In 1985, Torres won the Cannes Festival Camera d’Or, among other twelve international prices, for directing and producing her debut feature “Oriana”.  She co-wrote, produced and directed her second feature, a comedy, “Celestial Clockwork”, in 1993, winner of four international prices.  She directed and was the executive producer for Fox Searchlight romantic comedy “Woman on Top”, Official Selection “Un Certain Regard” in Cannes Film Festival and nominated for Best Director at the 2001 Alma Awards. On 2007 she co-wrote the romantic comedy “Prada To Nada” produced by Odd Lot and Lionsgate, now in post-production, and she just finished Habana Eva, film she co-wrote and directed, and was fully shot in Cuba.