I Am Cuba (1964)

Drama

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.

Cast

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

Crew

Writer
Enrique Pineda Barnet
Writer
Yevgeny Yevtushenko
Cinematography
Sergei Urusevsky
Production Design
Y Yevgeni Svidetelev
Director
Mikhail Kalatozov
Costume Designer
R René Portocarrero
Makeup Artist
L Luz M. Cáceres
Makeup Artist
V Vera Rudina
Editor
N Nina Glagoleva
Special Effects
E Enrique Fong
Special Effects
V Vasily Pugachev
Special Effects
V Vladimir Sukharizky
Special Effects
B Boris Travkin
Special Effects
A A. Vinokurov
Assistant Editor
L Lidiya Tyurina
Original Music Composer
C Carlos Fariñas
Director of Photography
Sergei Urusevsky