Before Night Falls (2000)
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
Reinaldo Arenas
Lazaro Gomez Carilles
Cuco Sanchez
Fina Zorilla Ochoa
Carlos
Blanca Romero
Professor
Armando García
Recruit Driver
Nicolas Abreu
Jose Abreu
Reinaldo's Mother
Bon Bon / Lieutenant Victor
Pedro the Bus Driver
Young Reinaldo
Reinaldo's Grandmother
Reinaldo's Father
Teacher
Smallest School Child
Smallest School Child
Teenage Reinaldo
Reinaldo's Grandfather
Lolin
Pepe Malas
Translator
Pretty Blonde Student
María Teresa Freye de Andrade
Woman in Car #1
Woman in Car #2
Faustino
Girl With Keys
Landlady
Woman - UNEAC
Nightclub Singer
Tomas Diego
Valeria
Jose Lezama Lima
Maria Luisa Lima
Blonde on the Beach
Royal Gay
French Tourist
Santería Dancer
Violent Soldier
Prosecutor
Kid with Kite
Juan Abreu
Policeman on Beach
State Security on Beach
Teenager #1
Teenager #2
Stranger in Lenin Park
State Security in Lenin Park
Young Man with Bird
Antonio
Hungry Inmate
Gay Inmate
Virgilio Pinera
Singing Prisoner
Guard at El Morro
Dancer in the Convent
Zulema
Blanca's Teenage Daughter
Dwarf
Immigration Officer
Man at Mariel Harbor
Officer at Mariel Harbor
Mr. Greenberg
Jorge Camacho
Mrs. Greenberg
Death
Orderly
Taxi Driver
Margarita Camacho
Herberto Zorilla Ochoa
Crew
Director
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Producer
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Editor
Production Design
Art Direction
Set Decoration
Costume Design
Writer
Writer
Writer
Documentation & Support
Wardrobe Assistant
Novel