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Cast
Enrique Santisteban
as Sebastián Orozco
Juanita Caldevilla
as Doña Lola
Germán Pinelli
as Pascual Orozco
Ana Viñas
as Fina Orozco
Reynaldo Miravalles
as Vicente Cuervo
Vicente Revuelta
as Julio Orozco
Leonor Borrero
as Cuca
Carlos Ruiz de la Tejera
as Manuel Orozco
Yael Teruel
as Finita Orozco (niña)
Ana Lillian Renteria
as Finita Orozco
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1979
Runtime2h 10m
LanguageSpanish
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, Comedy
Votes11
DirectorTomás Gutiérrez Alea
WritersTomás Gutiérrez Alea, Antonio Benítez Rojo
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.4 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Survivors
About The Survivors
A bourgeois Cuban family of aristocratic origin locks itself into its mansion when the Cuban Revolution comes to power, waiting for the new regime to be overthrown. As time passes, they regress to older and older systems of political order, from capitalism to feudalism to "primitive savagery."
Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, The Survivors leans on a strong ensemble — Enrique Santisteban, Juanita Caldevilla, Germán Pinelli — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1979.
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