Soy Cuba (1964)

Title: I Am Cuba

Original Title: Soy Cuba

Release Date: 1964-10-26

Status: Released

Rating: 7.8/10 (from 239 votes)

Language: ES

Genres: Drama

Production Companies: ICAIC, Mosfilm

Four vignettes on the lives of the Cuban people in the pre-revolutionary era. In Havana, Maria is ashamed when a man she loves discovers how she makes a living. Pedro, an old farmer, discovers that the land he cultivates is being sold to an American company. A student sees his friends attacked by the police while they distribute leaflets supporting Fidel Castro. Finally, a peasant family is threatened by Batista's army.