I Am Cuba

I Am Cuba

140 mins | Drama | Oct. 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.

I Am Cuba

140 mins | Drama | Oct. 26, 1964

I Am Cuba
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.
IMDb rating 8.2
Producers Mosfilm, Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficos
Original title Soy Cuba
Directors Mikhail Kalatozov
Writers Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Enrique Pineda Barnet

Cast

Sergio Corrieri

as Alberto

José Gallardo

as Pedro

Raúl García

as Enrique

Luz María Collazo

as Maria / Betty

Jean Bouise

as Jim

Alberto Morgan

as Ángel

Roberto García York

as American Activist

Raquel Revuelta

as The voice of Cuba

Aramís Delgado

as (uncredited)

Raúl Gómez

as Singer (uncredited)

Pepe Ramírez

as (uncredited)