Juan Humberto Costa (Marcote) was a film producer in Cuba in the
1950's. Upon fleeing communist Cuba with his second wife and four
daughter's (with two sons to follow), he and his family settled in
Chicago, Illinois. Sadly, a daughter from his first marriage chose to
stay in Cuba with her mother. His inability to speak English was a
barrier to success in the film industry as a producer. Hard work and
determination paid off though, and within 5 years of migrating to the
U.S., he became a successful movie theater owner, with two
independently owned movie houses: The Armitage Theater, and the Roberto
Clemente Theater. He and his wife Maria became pillars of the local
community, and Costa was awarded "Small Business Man of the Year".
Unfortunately, the businesses were lost due to mismanagement by
administrators, and he left the film industry permanently in 1973. Juan
Costa's daughter, Carmen, had a short career in the film industry
working as an assistant production office coordinator and second
assistant camera, but left the industry to start a family. His
granddaughter, Rebecca Bulnes, began studying cinema arts in 2014.
