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Joanna Montero

Editing

Joanna Montero

Born

1980-02-19 (46)

Place of birth

La Habana - Cuba

Known for

Editing

Credits

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Joanna Montero is a Cuban film editor best known for her contributions to contemporary Cuban cinema. She has edited award-winning narrative features, documentaries and short films that have premiered at major international film festivals such as Toronto, San Sebastián, Sundance, IDFA and Rotterdam. An alum of Berlinale Talents (2017), her editing credits on features include Wild Woman (2023), Vicenta B. (2022), The Extraordinary Journey of Celeste García (2018), Santa & Andrés (2016), and Venecia (2014). As the editor of acclaimed documentaries like They Are We (2013), Mafifa (2021) and Katwe (2025), she has also contributed significantly to the writing and shaping of compelling narratives. …

Known for

Mafifa poster
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Filmmaker Daniela Muñoz Barroso has lost most of her hearing, and can barely hear high frequencies at all. She uses her eyes not only to see, but also to listen. And yet Barroso has developed a fascination for Gladys Esther Linares, aka Mafifa, a female musician who played the bell, a metal percussion instrument prominent in Cuban conga. Mafifa died 40 years ago, at a far-too-young age.

Mafifa

2021

Behind the camera

Mafifa poster
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Filmmaker Daniela Muñoz Barroso has lost most of her hearing, and can barely hear high frequencies at all. She uses her eyes not only to see, but also to listen. And yet Barroso has developed a fascination for Gladys Esther Linares, aka Mafifa, a female musician who played the bell, a metal percussion instrument prominent in Cuban conga. Mafifa died 40 years ago, at a far-too-young age.

Mafifa

2021