An aging actress gets trapped in the generational conflicts and political scheming of a well-known but decaying theater company and loses her career and the hope of ever loving again. Selected one of the 100 Best Latin American Films of...
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Luisa Pérez-Nieto | ... |
Mirta
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Ernesto Tapia | ... |
Pablo
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| Rosita Fornés | ... |
Rosa Soto
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| Juan Luis Galiardo | ... |
Alejandro
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Leonor Arocha | ... |
María
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María Isabel Díaz Lago | ... |
Beba
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| Francisco Gattorno | ... |
Ángel
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Carlos Cruz | ... |
López-Treto
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Miriam Socarras | ... |
La Mulatonga
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Paula Ali | ... |
Jefa del Sindicato
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Leonor Borrero | ... |
Old actress
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Micheline Calvert | ... |
Micheline
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Elio Mesa | ... |
Old Actor
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Dolores Pedro | ... |
Rosa Soto's secretary
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Edith Massola | ... |
Young Mirtha
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Hilda Rabilero | ... |
TV Presenter
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Pedro Fernández | ... |
Pedro
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Susana Marrero | ... |
Susana
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Fernándo Bermudez | ... |
Fernando
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Directed by
| Orlando Rojas | ||
Written by
| Osvaldo Sánchez | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Osvaldo Sánchez | ... | (story) & |
| Orlando Rojas | ... | (story) |
| Jorge Luis Álvarez | ... | (original idea) |
| Oswaldo Delgado Sánchez | ... | (screenplay) |
| Oswaldo Delgado Sánchez | ... | (story) |
| Carlos Felipe | ... | (play "Requiem por Yarini") |
| Jorge Luis Alvarez | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| José Ramón Pérez | ... | producer |
Music by
| Mario Daly | ||
Cinematography by
| Raúl Pérez Ureta | ||
Editing by
| Nelson Rodríguez | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Ana Rodríguez | ... | first assistant director |
Sound Department
| Ricardo Istueta | ... | sound (as Ricardo Iztueta) |
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An aging actress gets trapped in the generational conflicts and political scheming of a well-known but decaying theater company and loses her career and the hope of ever loving again. Selected one of the 100 Best Latin American Films of All Times (#29), Poll of Latin American Critics (1996). Cuban entry as Best Foreign Film for Oscars, 1990. Chosen as Best Cuban Film of the decade of 1980's by National Critics Association, |
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