Before Night Falls
6.625
134 minutes
9/3/2000
Overview
Spanning several decades, this powerful biopic offers a glimpse into the life of famed Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas, an artist who was vilified for his homosexuality in Fidel Castro's Cuba.
Cast List
Javier Bardem
as Reinaldo Arenas
Olivier Martinez
as Lazaro Gomez Carilles
Johnny Depp
as Bon Bon / Lieutenant Victor
Andrea Di Stefano
as Pepe Malas
Santiago Magill
as Tomas Diego
John Ortiz
as Juan Abreu
Héctor Babenco
as Virgilio Pinera
Francisco Gattorno
as Jorge Camacho
Marisol Padilla Sánchez
as Margarita Camacho
Michael Wincott
as Herberto Zorilla Ochoa
Sean Penn
as Cuco Sanchez
Najwa Nimri
as Fina Zorilla Ochoa
Diego Luna
as Carlos
Diahnne Abbott
as Blanca Romero
Jerzy Skolimowski
as Professor
Alfredo Villa
as Armando García
Rene Rivera
as Recruit Driver
Maurice Compte
as Nicolas Abreu
Vincent Laresca
as Jose Abreu
Olatz López Garmendia
as Reinaldo's Mother
Nemo Librizzi
as Pedro the Bus Driver
Giovani Florido
as Young Reinaldo
Loló Navarro
as Reinaldo's Grandmother
Batan Silva
as Reinaldo's Father
Carmen Beato
as Teacher
Cy Schnabel
as Smallest School Child
Olmo Schnabel
as Smallest School Child
Vito Schnabel
as Teenage Reinaldo
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
as Reinaldo's Grandfather
Lia Chapman
as Lolin
Aquiles Benites
as Translator
Ewa Piaskowska
as Pretty Blonde Student
Patricia Reyes Spíndola
as María Teresa Freye de Andrade
Marlene Díaz
as Woman in Car #1
Olga Borayo
as Woman in Car #2
Manolo García
as Faustino
Lola Schnabel
as Girl With Keys
Ofelia Medina
as Landlady
Lois Barragán
as Woman - UNEAC
Eduardo Antonio
as Nightclub Singer
Stella Schnabel
as Valeria
Manuel González
as Jose Lezama Lima
Claudette Maillé
as Maria Luisa Lima
Chanel Puertas
as Blonde on the Beach
Manolo Rivero
as Royal Gay
Andrea Fassler
as French Tourist
Magda
as Santería Dancer
Julian Bucio
as Violent Soldier
Jorge Zárate
as Prosecutor
Jorge Zamora
as Kid with Kite
Noel Medina
as Policeman on Beach
Jorge Zepeda
as State Security on Beach
Yulian Díaz
as Teenager #1
Eduardo Arroyuelo
as Teenager #2
Antonio Zavala Kugler
as Stranger in Lenin Park
Eloy Ganuza
as State Security in Lenin Park
Khotan Fernández
as Young Man with Bird
René Pereyra
as Antonio
Abel Woolrich
as Hungry Inmate
Mario Oliver
as Gay Inmate
Robertico Valdez
as Singing Prisoner
Claudio Osoria
as Guard at El Morro
Caridad Martinez
as Dancer in the Convent
Zulema Cruz
as Zulema
Annie Gil
as Blanca's Teenage Daughter
Filiberto Estrella
as Dwarf
Juan Cristóbal Murillo
as Immigration Officer
Melanio Filiberto Hebra
as Man at Mariel Harbor
Matthias Ehrenberg
as Officer at Mariel Harbor
Jack Schnabel
as Mr. Greenberg
Esther G. Schnabel
as Mrs. Greenberg
Xavier Domingo
as Death
Eric Springer
as Orderly
Jimmy Nugent
as Taxi Driver