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Azúcar amarga (1996)
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9 May 1997 (Turkey) morePlot:
Gustavo is a young Havana Communist who believes in the revolution; he hopes for a scholarship to study aeronautical engineering in Prague... more | add synopsisAwards:
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Extremely accurate moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | René Lavan | ... | Gustavo |
 | Mayte Vilán | ... | Yolanda |
| Miguel Gutiérrez | ... | Dr. Tomás Valdez |
| Larry Villanueva | ... | Bobby |
| Luis Celeiro | ... | Prof. García |
| Teresa Maria Rojas | ... | Belkis |
 | Orestes Matacena | ... | Claudio |
| Caridad Ravelo | ... | Soraya |
 | Jorge Pupo | ... | Yiyo |
| Victor Checo | ... | Edmundo, Yolanda's Father |
| Virgilio Martí | ... | Guaguanco Singer |
| Tony Almont | ... | Dread Locks / Rock Band: Congas and Voice |
| Félix Germán | ... | Resort Security Guard |
| Augusto Feria | ... | Hotel Security Guard |
| Alejandro Gonzáles | ... | Interrogator (as Alejandro Gonzales) |
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105 min | USA:75 minLanguage:
SpanishColor:
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| Is this how things really like? | grafal85 |
| Azucar amarga was filmed in Cuba | ver |
| I liked it | barbfrmsf |
| Comentario-Espanol | erinleehenshaw |
| Gustavo's trip | acamacho_75 |
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It is amazing how many people are ready to criticize this movie when they have NO direct knowledge of Cuba or its sociopolitical situation.
Myself, I have been to Cuba, traveled its highways, walked many of its cities and towns' streets, and had long conversations with the common people as well as government officials.
As a result, I can tell everyone reading this that in no uncertain terms that the problems portrayed in Azucar Amarga are very real. The prostitution, tourist aparteid, and growing dispair shown in this film are completely accurate.
Cuba is a country coming apart at the seams due to its contridictory existence as a communist state embracing the capitalist tourism industry to survive. Those Cuban with access to tourist dollars are surviving and those without access now beg in the streets. It is heart-wrenching but true.
Please avoid snap judgements of this film's accuracy until you too have spent weeks living the Cuban experience. Until then, you know nothing.