3D Dilemmas
Revenues, diversity and development, is the triad that promotes throughout Cuba, especially in Havana, one of the most popular and attractive forms of self-employment appeared in recent months: the 3D rooms. They are small spaces, mainly located in different rooms within houses, where films are "screened" (strictly reproduced) in three dimensions: height, width and depth, visual simulation almost identical to what the human eye is capable of perceiving. The offer of the owners of about 20 of such businesses that exist in the nation's capital includes polarized glasses, air conditioning, comfortable seating, booking opportunity, gastronomic offerings and choice of selecting the program, all within the technological adventure of peeking at the window of the three- dimension. This new way of business proliferate, as once did it the now quasi -extinct state neighborhood cinemas, even in central avenues or in almost-collapsing buildings. Those rooms often have capacity for about twelve people; exceptionally exceed the 30 - and the ticket price ranges between one and five convertible pesos ( CUC). But, how were they included into the consumption options of nonstate sector even without being part of the private business authorized in 2010 by the Cuban government? How do they operate? Are...