US Actors Visit Cuba

In Havana on Thursday, Cuban writers and artists presented an award to actor Benicio del Toro for his work as the title role in the movie "Che". Bill Murray, Robert Duvall and James Caan were also in attendance.

A spokesman stated that all of the actors traveled on a license granted by the United States Treasury. Del Toro was in Cuba to receive his award and the others were there to work on a research project. Their visit is seen as a sign of the thawing relationship between the two countries.

Del Toro remarked that winning the International Tomas Gutierrez Alea Prize "makes me feel small and proud at the same time. It's an honor to win this award." When asked if he or the other actors might make a film in Cuba, del Toro responded, "That depends on the governments, on the American government."

Online sources-Reuters, BBC, Associated Press

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