
City in Red
History · Drama
Overview
A 2009 Cuban drama by Rebeca Chávez taking place in Santiago de Cuba at the beginning of revolution. In the late 1950s, the city of Santiago de Cuba was afire, the site of some of the fiercest resistance to the murderous dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. The film's narrative unfolds over 24 hours in the lives of several youthful members of the underground as they confront their own uncertainty about the morality of armed struggle and the necessity of severing bonds that had seemed unbreakable.
Top Cast
Carlos Enrique Almirante
Carlos Enrique Almirante
Rolando
Carlos Enrique Almirante
Rolando


Yoraisi Gómez
Yoraisi Gómez
Raquel
Yoraisi Gómez
Raquel
María Teresa García
María Teresa García
Mujer clandestina
María Teresa García
Mujer clandestina
Carlos Barba Salva
Carlos Barba Salva
Hombre clandestino
Carlos Barba Salva
Hombre clandestino
Leonardo Benítez
Leonardo Benítez
Carlín
Leonardo Benítez
Carlín


Rafael Ernesto Hernández
Rafael Ernesto Hernández
Rafael Ernesto Hernández
Eman Xor Oña
Eman Xor Oña
Eman Xor Oña
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