I Am Cuba

I Am Cuba (1964)

26/10/1964
Drama
2h 21m

Overview

Four vignettes on the lives of the Cuban people in the pre-revolutionary era. In Havana, Maria is ashamed when a man she loves discovers how she makes a living. Pedro, an old farmer, discovers that the land he cultivates is being sold to an American company. A student sees his friends attacked by the police while they distribute leaflets supporting Fidel Castro. Finally, a peasant family is threatened by Batista's army.

  • Mikhail KalatozovDirector
  • Enrique Pineda BarnetWriter
  • Yevgeny YevtushenkoWriter
  • Original Title

    Soy Cuba

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Spanish

Keywords

  • rebellion
  • police
  • cuba
  • propaganda
  • peace
  • peasant
  • surrealism
  • cuban revolution
  • wealth
  • black and white
  • university

Top Billed Cast

Sergio Corrieri

Sergio Corrieri

Alberto

Salvador Wood

Salvador Wood

José Gallardo

Pedro

Raúl García

Enrique

Luz María Collazo

Maria / Betty

Jean Bouise

Jean Bouise

Jim

Alberto Morgan

Ángel

Fausto Mirabal

Roberto García York

American Activist

María de las Mercedes Díez

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