Havana, March 11 (Prensa Latina) American film star Kevin Costner visited the Castillo de La Real Fuerza Museum in Havana today to explore the building and its collections, particularly those related to underwater archaeology.
According to the museum’s Facebook page, located in the Historic Center, the famous director, producer, and actor was received by Perla Rosales, deputy director of the Office of the Historian of the City of Havana, and several of its executives.
During the visit, Cuban underwater archaeologist Alejandro Mirabal, who accompanied him, shared with Costner historical information about the museum’s artifacts and their importance, given that they come from shipwrecks in Cuban waters before the end of the 19th century.
The article offers no further details about the stay of the American director, whose face is a regular these days on Cuban television, which broadcasts the series Yellowstone.
The filmmaker previously visited Cuba in April 2001, where he met with Cuban Revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, with whom he held a lively conversation, according to the press at the time.
On that occasion, he traveled to Havana to present the film “13 Days,” about the October Crisis of 1962, in which he played the leading role of Kenneth O’Donnell, a collaborator of John F. Kennedy at the time.
In a statement to the Spanish newspaper El País in 2015, the artist expressed his joy at the rapprochement between Cuba and the United States.
“I’ve only been to Cuba once, but I’m seeing the new situation very well. In the world we live in, I’m always happy to hear news that shows us growing closer,” he said.
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