The Cuban documentary Mijain secured an Honorable Mention at Milan’s International Sports Cinema Festival and is now touring 14 countries worldwide, according to a release by Prensa Latina on November 4, 2026. The film, co‑directed by Rolando Almirante, Ángel Alderete, and sports journalist Héctor Villar, tells the story of Olympian Mijain López as he pursues a fifth gold medal at the 2024 Paris Games. Premiered in 2025 at Havana’s International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, the documentary follows López through rigorous training, emotional moments with teammates, and memories of his hometown, Herradura, through interviews with his mother, Leonor Núñez and coach, Raúl Trujillo.
International Tour
After the Milan festival, the film has embarked on an international tour, screened in Nepal, Serbia, Sri Lanka, and the Czech Republic, and is scheduled to visit several African, Latin American, and European countries. It also played at the recently concluded BRICS+ International Film Festival in St. Petersburg and had showings in Paris and Rome.
Rolando Almirante
Having the opportunity to see these other realities of Cuba is a prize in itself,
Almirante said, adding that the documentary offers a window into Cuba’s sporting and anthropological landscape and follows “an exceptional Cuban athlete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.”
