Movie: Cuba, 1898: la caída del Imperio español

Top 7 Billed Cast

José María del Río
José María del Río

Himself - Narrator (voice)

Jesús Paños
Jesús Paños

Himself - Narrator (voice)

Antonio Hurtado
Antonio Hurtado

Himself - Narrator (voice)

Raciel Martínez Andreu
Raciel Martínez Andreu

Himself - Freemason

Ramón Salas Larrazabal
Ramón Salas Larrazabal

Himself - Historian

Manuel Vázquez Montalbán
Manuel Vázquez Montalbán

Himself - Writer

Eusebio Leal Spengler
Eusebio Leal Spengler

Himself - City Historian of Havana

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