I Am Cuba - actors, characters and roles

All actors and their roles in the film "I Am Cuba"

Soy Cuba (1964)

Timing: 2:20 (140 min)

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Actors and characters

Character Alberto

José Gallardo

Character Pedro

Raúl García

Character Enrique

Luz María Collazo

Character Maria / Betty

Character Jim

Alberto Morgan

Character Ángel

Roberto García York

Character American Activist

Character Teresa

Mario González Broche

Character Pablo

Raquel Revuelta

Character The voice of Cuba

Aramís Delgado

Character (uncredited)

Raúl Gómez

Character Singer (uncredited)

Pepe Ramírez

Character (uncredited)

The now-famous plan, which begins on the roof of a hotel and gradually descends, ending underwater in a pool, originally continued with the camera re-emerging from the water. This was all filmed continuously, with the camera being passed from one crew member to another. Director Mikhail Kalatozov (1903-1973) ordered all footage after the camera reappeared from the water to be removed.
Fidel Castro (1926-2016), Raúl Castro, and Che Guevara (1928-1967) took the film crew to the Sierra Maestra mountains, where they had hidden during the preparation for the revolution. All three acted as technical consultants on the film.
The film was criticized in both the Soviet Union and Cuba. Cubans believed the film showed not the real Cuba, but the one molded by the USSR. In the Soviet Union, on the other hand, they had hoped to see a straightforward propaganda piece.
In the Soviet Union, which financed the filming, it was stated that the film was too focused on "art for art's sake." Director Mikhail Kalatozov was accused of formalism.
The Soviet Union, which financed the filming, stated that the film was too focused on “art for art’s sake.” Director Mikhail Kalatozov was accused of formalism.

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