The Survivors
Genres
Overview
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." Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2017.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
130 min
Release Date
1979-01-06
Status
Released
Original Language
Spanish
Vote Count
8
Vote Average
6.9
Enrique Santisteban
Sebastián Orozco
Juanita Caldevilla
Doña Lola
Germán Pinelli
Pascual Orozco
Ana Viñas
Fina Orozco
Reynaldo Miravalles
Vicente Cuervo
Vicente Revuelta
Julio Orozco
Leonor Borrero
Cuca
Carlos Ruiz de la Tejera
Manuel Orozco
Yael Teruel
Finita Orozco (niña)
Ana Lillian Renteria
Finita Orozco
Francisco Puentes
Julito Orozco (niño)
Patricio Wood
Julito Orozco
Antonio Cortés
Bartolomé Orozco (niño)
Jorge Alí Pérez
Bartolomé Orozco
Manolito Angueira
Sebastiancito Orozco
Silvia Planas
Doña Cristina de los A. Fusté
Ángel Espasande
Ramón Orozco
Sarah Reina
Esposa de Ramón Orozco
Laurent Rodriguez
Hija de Ramón Orozco 1
Georgia Rodríguez
Hija de Ramón Orozco 2
Caridad Rios
La Nana
Mercedes Arnaiz
Manejadora
Donato Figueiral
Muñeiro (mayordomo)
Aida Busto
María del Pilar (ama de llaves)
Elio Mesa
Sirviente 1
Maria Santana
Camarera Antonia
José María Rodríguez
Litico (Ayudante de cocina)
Mario Lee
Cocinero
Jorge Portillo
Sirviente 2
Zenaida Elizalde
Criada
Oscar Alvarez
Chofer 1
Ismeli Ríos
Chofer 2
Gilberto Gómez
Chofer 3
Elizabeth Fernández
Clarita (niña)
Irela Bravo
Clarita
Jorge Arroyo
Tomasito (niño)
Antonio Arroyo
Tomasito
Rafael Buzón
Ruperto (niña)
Dario Vázquez
Ruperto
Armando Soler
El Cura
Alfredo Perojo
El Médico
Carlos Moctezum
El Intermediario Pepe Antonio
José Antonio Cepero Brito
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