Before Night Falls
Julian Schnabel2000-09-03
6.6
134 min
Spanning several decades, this powerful biopic offers a glimpse into the life of famed Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas, an artist who was vilified for his homosexuality in Fidel Castro's Cuba.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Javier Bardem | Reinaldo Arenas | Calvin and Nobbs |
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Olivier Martinez | Lazaro Gomez Carilles | Unowned |
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Johnny Depp | Bon Bon / Lieutenant Victor | Goutbreak |
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Andrea Di Stefano | Pepe Malas | Unowned |
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Santiago Magill | Tomas Diego | Unowned |
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John Ortiz | Juan Abreu | Unowned |
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Héctor Babenco | Virgilio Pinera | Unowned |
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Francisco Gattorno | Jorge Camacho | Unowned |
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Marisol Padilla Sánchez | Margarita Camacho | Unowned |
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Michael Wincott | Herberto Zorilla Ochoa | Unowned |
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Sean Penn | Cuco Sanchez | Goutbreak |
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Najwa Nimri | Fina Zorilla Ochoa | Unowned |
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Diego Luna | Carlos | Goutbreak |
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Diahnne Abbott | Blanca Romero | Unowned |
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Jerzy Skolimowski | Professor | Unowned |
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Alfredo Villa | Armando García | Unowned |
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Rene Rivera | Recruit Driver | Unowned |
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Maurice Compte | Nicolas Abreu | Unowned |
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Vincent Laresca | Jose Abreu | Unowned |
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Olatz López Garmendia | Reinaldo's Mother | Unowned |
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Nemo Librizzi | Pedro the Bus Driver | Unowned |
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Giovani Florido | Young Reinaldo | Unowned |
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Loló Navarro | Reinaldo's Grandmother | Unowned |
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Batan Silva | Reinaldo's Father | Unowned |
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Carmen Beato | Teacher | Unowned |
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Cy Schnabel | Smallest School Child | Unowned |
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Olmo Schnabel | Smallest School Child | Unowned |
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Vito Schnabel | Teenage Reinaldo | Unowned |
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Pedro Armendáriz Jr. | Reinaldo's Grandfather | Unowned |
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Lia Chapman | Lolin | Unowned |
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Aquiles Benites | Translator | Unowned |
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Ewa Piaskowska | Pretty Blonde Student | Unowned |
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Patricia Reyes Spíndola | María Teresa Freye de Andrade | Unowned |
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Marlene Díaz | Woman in Car #1 | Unowned |
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Olga Borayo | Woman in Car #2 | Unowned |
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Manolo García | Faustino | Unowned |
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Lola Schnabel | Girl With Keys | Unowned |
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Ofelia Medina | Landlady | Unowned |
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Lois Barragán | Woman - UNEAC | Unowned |
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Eduardo Antonio | Nightclub Singer | Unowned |
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Stella Schnabel | Valeria | Unowned |
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Manuel González | Jose Lezama Lima | Unowned |
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Claudette Maillé | Maria Luisa Lima | Unowned |
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Chanel Puertas | Blonde on the Beach | Unowned |
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Manolo Rivero | Royal Gay | Unowned |
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Andrea Fassler | French Tourist | Unowned |
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Magda | Santería Dancer | Unowned |
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Julian Bucio | Violent Soldier | Unowned |
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Jorge Zárate | Prosecutor | Unowned |
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Jorge Zamora | Kid with Kite | Unowned |
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Noel Medina | Policeman on Beach | Unowned |
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Jorge Zepeda | State Security on Beach | Unowned |
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Yulian Díaz | Teenager #1 | Unowned |
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Eduardo Arroyuelo | Teenager #2 | Unowned |
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Antonio Zavala Kugler | Stranger in Lenin Park | Unowned |
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Eloy Ganuza | State Security in Lenin Park | Unowned |
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Khotan Fernández | Young Man with Bird | Unowned |
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René Pereyra | Antonio | Unowned |
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Abel Woolrich | Hungry Inmate | Unowned |
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Mario Oliver | Gay Inmate | Unowned |
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Robertico Valdez | Singing Prisoner | Unowned |
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Claudio Osoria | Guard at El Morro | Unowned |
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Caridad Martinez | Dancer in the Convent | Unowned |
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Zulema Cruz | Zulema | Unowned |
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Annie Gil | Blanca's Teenage Daughter | Unowned |
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Filiberto Estrella | Dwarf | Unowned |
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Juan Cristóbal Murillo | Immigration Officer | Unowned |
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Melanio Filiberto Hebra | Man at Mariel Harbor | Unowned |
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Matthias Ehrenberg | Officer at Mariel Harbor | Unowned |
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Jack Schnabel | Mr. Greenberg | Unowned |
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Esther G. Schnabel | Mrs. Greenberg | Unowned |
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Xavier Domingo | Death | Unowned |
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Eric Springer | Orderly | Unowned |
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Jimmy Nugent | Taxi Driver | Unowned |