Floral offerings on behalf of the Cuban president, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, accompanied his ashes. Photo: Actuar Agency.
Enrique Molina has passed to immortality. On the morning of September 3, he died in Havana. However, he remains alive in the memory, applause and respect of the people who always admired him.
Floral offerings on behalf of the First Secretary of the Central Committee Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, accompanied his ashes, In a sense of homage paid this Monday to the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC).
The evening featured the presence of the Minister of Culture, Alpidio Alonso, and the President of the UNEAC, Luis Morlote, as well as relatives, colleagues and personalities of the Cuban scene.
“Becoming a friend of Molina was very easy, because his carefree and jovial character allowed it. He did not come from any acting school, his school had been the same steely life he had had to live. I always smile, restless, joker and eager to learn everything. You could find the same thing in the intrigue, in the sound booth, or in the tool workshop, it did not establish boundaries between one thing and another “…
This is how the troubadour August Blanca defined it. Actor Patricio Wood, pianist Frank Fernández and several of those present this morning at the posthumous ceremony agreed with him.
The evening was attended by the Minister of Culture Alpidio Alonso and the President of the UNEAC, Luis Morlote, as well as relatives, colleagues and personalities of the Cuban scene. Photo: Actuar Agency.
Despite the pain of his departure, there is no better way to remember Enrique Molina than with the joy that always characterized him, just as there is no more precise closeness to his person than through each of his performances.
Movies like “The Man of Maisinicú”, “With Your Bread and Onion”, “Esther Somewhere”, “A Girlfriend for David”, “The Benny” or “Pages of Mauritius’ Diary”; soap operas such as “The Hidden Face of the Moon” and “Under the Same Sun”, and series such as “Silent Had to Be” or the unforgettable “Terra Brava”, allowed him to penetrate the heart of the Cuban family in through the screen.
Silvestre Canyís came to television as a seemingly small character that Molina made big, And he also made it so his own that for a whole generation of Cubans this will always be his second name.
precisely the A love song composed by pianist Frank Fernández for Terra Brava resounded today on the esplanade of the Villena room of the UNEAC. The melody then evoked the optimistic, playful, transparent, simple, passionate, fighting, exceptional Enrique Molina.
As actor Patricio Wood put it: “Cuban performing arts is committed to hoarding the memory of a valuable, great man. It may be easy to miss — but it will never be easy to match his passion.”
The Minister of Culture, @AlpidioAlonsoG, The PDTE of the #Uneac, @LuisMorlote and other personalities attend the posthumous ceremony to actor Enrique Molina, in which the pianist # FrankFernández performs with the violinist Irving Frontela, the theme of the novel Terra Brava. pic.twitter.com/JWhoDG7p49
– UNEAC (@UNEAC_online) September 6, 2021
In the afternoon, the ashes of the renowned Cuban actor were deposited on the banks of the Almendares River in Havana. At such a painful time, a group of family, friends, actors, actresses and performing arts officials said goodbye to Molina on behalf of the town that will forever carry him in memory.
Actors Patricio Wood and Emilio de la Vall were responsible for the farewell mourning with sincere words that evoked the life of the actor.
Forever, Enrique Molina! 🇨🇺 Cuba already has you as one of its most illustrious children.
As actor Patricio Wood put it, “Cuban performing arts is committed to hoarding the memory of a valuable, great man.” Photo: Actuar Agency.
(Taken from UNEAC and Actuar Agency)