Universal Talent
From 1961 to 1992, Julioeloy Mesa worked in the Cuban Institute of Cinematic Industry and Art, making movie posters that earned international awards, exhibitions in museums, and even a permanent collection in the Library of Congress. Though he now lives comfortably in Austin, Texas, Mesa's artistic struggle continues.
"...of Havana's most hallowed state offices (Fidel Castro regularly watched movies in the same building), he practiced communism's most..."
July 13, 2001 Arts Feature by Rob Curran