Guy Baron is Senior Lecturer at Aberystwyth University, where he teaches modules in Cuban history and culture, and he has been researching in the field of Cuban studies for 23 years. He has published widely in the area of Cuban studies, including the monograph Gender in Cuban Cinema (2011) and the edited volume The Cinema of Cuba (2017).

Antonio Néstor Álvarez Pitaluga is Senior Professor at the National University of Costa Rica and formerly Professor of Cuban Culture and History at the University of Havana. His publications include the widely acclaimed Revolución, hegemonía y poder. Cuba 1895-1898 (2012).