charlize theron is not the star of East of Havana, a new documentary about the hip hop culture and music in Cuba. As such, she had to tone it down a little at movie's premiere this past February 1st in New York. And, what better way to be stylish but not overly glam since she is now the producer of a movie versus its leading lady, then to wear subtle platinum and diamond stud earrings?

She can't help but look both professional and gorgeous at the same time!

Here's a little more about this movie, which even though I'm not a big hip hop person (I can pretty much take it or leave it), it sounds interesting. The whole idea of sneaking around Cuba filming is alone an eyebrow lifter. From Havana Journal:

Theron came on board as co-producer because she is a friend of the film's directors, Saizarbitoria and Emilia Menocal, both New Yorkers of Cuban descent who were raised in Miami.

The filmmakers faced problems on both sides of the cultural divide.

The U.S. government allows Americans to travel to Cuba only under limited circumstances ("America has a beautiful love affair with Cuba," Theron said sarcastically). Once in Cuba, the filmmakers had to dodge Cuban authorities to get the footage they wanted. The Cuban government doesn't approve of some of the messages of the Cuban hip-hop outfits.

"Our crew was six, sometimes less," said Theron, noting that it was easier to go undetected with a small crew. "The police are always checking on [the performers]. They get hassled by the police for nothing."

Theron said the film's subjects were afraid of harassment from Cuban authorities.

"It took a long time to get them to be comfortable to say what they did on film," she said.