UManuel Sosabravo, indawo yonke enemibala

Lokhu kungxoxo nomdwebi ovelele waseCuba UManuel Alfredo Sosabravo, ohlanganisa iminyaka engama-80 yokuphila.

Ngo-1950, waya embukisweni weWifredo Lam eCentral Park yaseHavana. Kwaba kanjani ukuxhumana kokuqala nenhlanhla yobuciko bokubukwa, futhi kwaba nomthelela muni ebudlelwaneni bothando engibe nabo nobuciko kule minyaka engama-60 edlule?

Bengilokhu nginezinkinga zobuciko, kepha bengingazi ukuthi ngenzeni ngazo. Ngangicabanga ukuthi ngingaba umculi. Lapho ngineminyaka engu-18 ubudala, ngaqala ukulalela umculo we-classic esiteshini se-CMBF. Ngisanda kuba ngumshayi wopiyano futhi ngangena esikoleni somculo ngenza izifundo zomculo. Ngangiphezu kwekilasi lami uma kukhulunywa ngombono, kepha ngigcine ngokomculo. Ubuye wabhala ezinye izindaba ezishicilelwe emakhasini ezincwadi zemibhalo efana noDiario de la Marina. Kodwa-ke, ngasheshe ngabona ukuthi kwakungewona umsebenzi wami.

Iminyaka engamashumi ayisithupha yokuzinikela ngobuqotho kwezobuciko. Ingabe umsebenzi wakho ubulokhu umnandi noma uke waba nezikhathi ezithile ezinhle nezimbi?

Kube kuhle kakhulu, bekuwumgomo engazibekela wona lapho ngineminyaka engama-20 ubudala namashumi ayisithupha kamuva, nginomuzwa wokuthi sengizuzile.

Ngesikhathi kuvulwa umbukiso wakhe wakamuva, Isazi-mlando seDolobha laseHavana, u-Eusebio Leal, uchaze umsebenzi wakhe njengoncumo lwaphakade. ucabangani ngakho?

Ngenhlanhla, nginethemba elikhulu futhi lokho kubonakala ngokusobala emsebenzini wami. Kuyinto yemvelo. Ngisho nezindikimba ezigqame kakhulu zibe nokuhlekisa. Akuyona into engiyifundile, ngicabanga ukuthi yingxenye yami nje.

Bonke abaculi kuthiwa balandela isiko uma bebeletha umsebenzi omusha. Unayo?

Ngifuna ukuzulazula engadini yami. Lokho kungikhumbuza indawo yasemaphandleni nobuntwana bami. Leyo ngcezu yemvelo icishe ibe yingxenye yomsebenzi wami wobuciko. Ngaphambi kokwenza noma yini estudiyo sami, ngiya khona, ngithathe uhambo lokuhambahamba, bese ngiya emsebenzini. Lapho ngikhathala, ngizovuselelwa ngokomoya, bese ngiqhubeka nokusebenza ngigcwele amandla. Kufana nokugcwalisa ithangi lemoto.

Uneqoqo elikhulu lemisebenzi, kepha kukhona isiqeshana noma uchungechunge onothando olukhethekile?

Kuningi, kepha okukhetheke kakhulu umdwebo osesithombeni sesakhiwo sehhotela laseHabana Libre, esokuqala engisenzile. Ihlukile kokunye ngoba bengingenalo ulwazi lwangaphambilini.

Lapho usebenza uzibona ngeso lengqondo ucezu olusengqondweni yakho kwasekuqaleni, noma ingabe uyalukhuphula kule nqubo?

Ngihlala nginemibono ethile ngaphambili. Kwesinye isikhathi imishwana noma izihloko zama-movie zinginikeza lapho ngiqala khona.

Uma bekufanele ukhethe umzuzu okhethekile emsebenzini wakho, kungaba yini?

Lapho nginquma ukuba umdwebi ngineminyaka engama-20.

Abagxeki abaningi babhekisa kokuguquguqukayo okungaguquguquki kwenkulumo yakhe yobuhle kanye nezindlela ezijule ngokwengeziwe zezithombe. Ingabe uzibheka njengomculi onenkani?

Angilona uhlobo olukhathazayo, kepha ngiyacophelela uma kukhulunywa ngokusebenza yonke imininingwane yomsebenzi wami.

Yini okuhlaba umxhwele kakhulu: ubuqili bayo yonke imininingwane, noma ukumangala komsebenzi ophelile?

Kokubili.

Sitshele ngamandla angaqondakaliyo, njengengubo ethile, ejoyina umbala.

Lowo ngumphumela wokuhlangenwe nakho. Kulokho kuseshwa okuqhubekayo kuwo wonke umsebenzi wami, bengilokhu ngizama ukuthola umbala engiwufunayo.

Obani abaculi obathandayo?

Lapho ngiqala ukudweba, abadwebi engangibathanda kakhulu kwakunguMariano, uVíctor Manuel, noPortocarrero. Kubadwebi besikhathi samanje, ngiyamthanda uFabelo. Lapho ngizwa ngabadwebi abavela kuwo wonke umhlaba, angikaze ngiyeke ukuthanda amaCuba, kepha ngithole abanye abazizwa njengomndeni, njengoba kunamaphoyinti okuxhumana emsebenzini wethu.

Ungakugubha kanjani ukuzalwa kokudala kwakho okusha?

Ngicabanga nje njengowesifazane obelethayo, yize kungenjalo ngezinhlungu, kepha kube yinjabulo. Uma ngiqeda ngihlala ngicabanga ukuthi muhle ngempela umntanami.

Kuyacaca ukuthi ungumculi onesibindi ohlale ekulungele ukuthatha izingozi ezintsha, kepha noma ngabe yiziphi izinto ezintsha ongahlangabezana nazo endleleni, hlala uvumelana njalo olimini lwakho lobuhle. Ucabanga ukuthi kubaluleke kangakanani ukugcina isitayela esifanayo?

Bonke abaculi bazama ukukhomba ngendlela yokusebenza etholakala ngokufaka nokwala amathonya baze bathole isitayela sabo. Bengihlala ngikholelwa ukuthi abadwebi bendaba yoqobo bangama-caveman nje futhi babengebona abadwebi bangempela, kepha abantu abazama ukukhombisa impilo nezifiso zabo.

Kubantu abaningi, iSosabravo: izwe, umhlaba, indawo yonke. Unjani lowo mkhathi?

Kulula kakhulu. Angiyinkimbinkimbi, izinto zobuchwepheshe ezimangele nami. Mhlawumbe abanye abantu basebenzisa ikhompyutha ukwenza eminye imisebenzi yabo, angazi ukuthi ngisebenza kanjani nekhompyutha. Ngimdala kakhulu. Kuthatha isikhathi futhi kuthule ukwenza lo msebenzi ongenza ngizizwe ngigculisekile.


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