Spain / Dec 23, 1957
The War Starts in Cuba (1957)
Directed by Manuel Mur Oti
1h 47minruntime
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Aurora García Alonso | |
| Manuel Requena | Presidente de la asociación |
| Ángel Ter | Pepito |
| Luisa Hernán | |
| Joaquín Roa | Florentino |
| Laura Valenzuela | Chica de servicio |
| Aníbal Vela | |
| Erasmo Pascual | |
| Isabel Alemany | |
| Montserrat Blanch | |
| Luisa de Cordoba | Juanita's singing voice |
Genres
DramaComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | La guerra empieza en Cuba |
| Original language | ES |
| Production countries | Spain |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Suevia Films |
| Release date | 23 dicembre 1957 |
| Production | Francisco Fernández de Rojas, Cesáreo González |
| Writer | Manuel Mur Oti, Vicente Coello, Víctor Ruiz Iriarte |
| Editing | Antonio Gimeno |
| Cinematography | Manuel Berenguer |
| Assistant directors | Manuel Mur Oti |
| Camera operators | Manuel Berenguer |
| Additional photography | Manuel Berenguer |
| Production design | Sigfrido Burman |
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| Art direction | Sigfrido Burman |
| Set decoration | Sigfrido Burman |
| Music | Salvador Ruiz de Luna |
| Sound | Salvador Ruiz de Luna |
| Costume design | Emilio Puyol, Paloma Fernández Olea, Carlos Nin |
| Makeup | Emilio Puyol, Paloma Fernández Olea, Carlos Nin |
| Hairstyling | Emilio Puyol, Paloma Fernández Olea, Carlos Nin |
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