Humberto Solas

HAVANA, Cuba - Humberto Solas, an award-winning Cuban filmmaker, has died of cancer. He was 66. State media said Solas died Wednesday. His works include the seminal 1968 film "Lucia," which examined Cuban woman during three distinct historical periods. Working with the Cuban Institute of Cinema Art and Industry, Solas also made "Manuela" (1966), "Un dia de noviembre" (1972), "Cantata de Chile (1975), "Cecilia" (1981), "Un hombre de exito ("A Successful Man," 1986), and "El siglo de las luces" (1991). Solas' more recent films include "Miel para Oshun" ("Honey for Oshun," 2001) and "Barrio Cuba" (2005). Among his numerous awards, Solas received Cuba's National Film Prize in 2005.