
Cuba, 1898: la caída del Imperio español
Documentary · TV Movie · History
Overview
A brief account of the Spanish-American War (1898) and the end of the Spanish Empire in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
Top Cast
José María del Río
José María del Río
Himself - Narrator (voice)
José María del Río
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Jesús Paños
Jesús Paños
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Jesús Paños
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Antonio Hurtado
Antonio Hurtado
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Antonio Hurtado
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Raciel Martínez Andreu
Raciel Martínez Andreu
Himself - Freemason
Raciel Martínez Andreu
Himself - Freemason
Ramón Salas Larrazabal
Ramón Salas Larrazabal
Himself - Historian
Ramón Salas Larrazabal
Himself - Historian


Manuel Vázquez Montalbán
Manuel Vázquez Montalbán
Himself - Writer
Manuel Vázquez Montalbán
Himself - Writer
Eusebio Leal Spengler
Eusebio Leal Spengler
Himself - City Historian of Havana
Eusebio Leal Spengler
Himself - City Historian of Havana
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