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The War Starts in Cuba (1957)
Directed by Manuel Mur Oti
Drama, Comedy · 1h 47m
Year 1898. When war broke out in Cuba, Juanita, a beautiful variety singer without much luck, decides to return to Spain when she discovers that her twin sister Adelaide has married the governor of Badajoz. Adelaide is capricious, vain and embarrassing, the opposite of Juanita. However, as the girls are physically identical, the singer intends to take full advantage of this situation.
Cast
Emma Penella
Juanita / Adelaida
Gustavo Rojo
Capitán Javier Romero
Roberto Rey
Bernardo, el gobernador
Jesús Tordesillas
Marqués
B
Barta Barri
Coronel
María Cañete
Petronila
Matilde Muñoz Sampedro
Tía
Aurora García Alonso
Manuel Requena
Presidente de la asociación
Ángel Ter
Pepito
L
Luisa Hernán
Joaquín Roa
Florentino
Crew
- Director
- Manuel Mur Oti
- Writer
- Manuel Mur Oti, Vicente Coello
- Director of Photography
- Manuel Berenguer
- Editor
- Antonio Gimeno
- Producer
- Francisco Fernández de Rojas, Cesáreo González
Details
- Original title
- La guerra empieza en Cuba
- Release date
- 1957-12-23
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Original language
- ES
- Countries
- Spain
- Production
- Suevia Films