141 minutes
10/26/1964
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.
Sergio Corrieri
as Alberto
Salvador Wood
José Gallardo
as Pedro
Raúl García
as Enrique
Luz María Collazo
as Maria / Betty
Jean Bouise
as Jim
Alberto Morgan
as Ángel
Fausto Mirabal
Roberto García York
as American Activist
María de las Mercedes Díez
Bárbara Domínguez
Jesús del Monte
Luisa María Jiménez Rodríquez
as Teresa
Mario González Broche
as Pablo
Tony López
Héctor Castañeda
Rosendo Lamadriz
Roberto Villar
Roberto Cabrera
Alfredo Ávila
José Espinosa
Rafael Díaz
Isabel Moreno
Manuel J. Mora
Raquel Revuelta
as The voice of Cuba
Aramís Delgado
as (uncredited)
Raúl Gómez
as Singer (uncredited)
Pepe Ramírez
as (uncredited)