For seven uninterrupted minutes, the applause inside Cannes' Grand Théâtre Lumière refused to stop. And somewhere between the cheers, the flashing cameras and the standing ovation for 'Diamond,' its director, 70 years old Cuban artist Andy García, felt the power of the 23 years it took to make it and the decades representing and fighting for Latinos in Hollywood.
García, long one of Hollywood's most respected leading men yet often one step removed from the industry's highest artistic circles, appeared visibly emotional Tuesday night as his neo-noir thriller 'Diamond' premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to thunderous applause. A 7 minutes ovation. The moment marked a rare Cannes triumph for García, more than two decades after he first tried to bring deeply personal storytelling to the Croisette.
