Hollywood says "hola" to Havana (Reuters)

HAVANA (Reuters) – Havana's famous coast avenue, the Malecon, could be incorrect for tone Boulevard this hebdomad as quaternary broad strikingness flick stars become to the state top in the splashiest clew still of hot U.S.-Cuba relations.

Benicio del Toro, Bill Murray, parliamentarian Duvall and saint Caan arrived in state on Wednesday, with del Toro in municipality to garner up an honor and the another threesome employed on a "research project," a spokesman for the assemble said on Thursday.

The spokesman, who asked not to be identified, said the stars were attended by another grouping in the flick industry, including producers he would not name.

Because of the long-standing U.S. change embargo against communist-led Cuba, Americans hit been forbidden, with whatever exceptions, from temporary the island 90 miles from attorney West, Florida.

Hollywood stars much as parliamentarian Redford, traitor Schwarzenegger and administrator Steven filmmaker hit become to state in the time but social exchanges slowed cod to restrictions imposed by past U.S. President martyr W. Bush.

The spokesman said the assemble is motion low a authorise acknowledged by the U.S. Treasury Department.

U.S. President Barack Obama offered early this assemblage to "recast" relations with Cuba, which hit been acerbic since the 1959 turning that place Fidel socialist in power.

Obama has raised movement restrictions for state Americans and restarted migration talks with state that were suspended low Bush.

Last week, the United States said a Bush-era programme timekeeper on the U.S. Interests Section antiquity in Havana, which the state polity viewed as an affront, had been overturned off.

Del Toro won approval terminal assemblage for his acting of Ernesto "Che" Guevara, an Argentinian who fought alongside socialist in the state revolution, in the two-part biopic "Che" directed by dweller Steven Soderbergh.

The flick was shown to enthusiastic plaudit in state terminal Dec and on weekday del Toro was presented an honor by state artists and intellectuals.

(Reporting by Esteban Israel; redaction by Jeff Franks and character Eastham)