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Migdia Chinea, an alumni of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, directs a shot for her short film &quot;Prince of Old Havana,&quot; which portrays the life of Alberto Yarini, otherwise known as “The Great Pimp of San Pedro.” The film was shot mainly in her home in Glendale, California. (Courtesy of Sian Chen)

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After seventeen years in the making, Migdia Chinea is finally telling a story of her native Cuba. Chinea, who received a graduate degree in screenwriting from the School of Theater, Film and Television at UCLA, has worked as a writer on multiple television shows, including “Superboy,” “The Incredible Hulk,” “The Facts of Life” and “Punky Brewster.” She has also directed a few of her own short films, “The Kninth Floor,” “Anonymous (Street Meat)” and her latest, “Old Havana and the Great Pimp of San Isidro.” “Old Havana and the Great Pimp of San Isidro” is a historical fiction story of 1910 Havana centering around a man named Alberto Yarini, the titular “Great Pimp of San Isidro.” At this time the U.S.

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TFT alum tells history seventeen years in the making

By Casey Kovarik

Aug. 4, 2014 12:48 a.m.