Before Night Falls
September 3, 2000
Overview
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.
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Julian Schnabel
Director
Javier Bardem
Reinaldo Arenas
Olivier Martinez
Lazaro Gomez Carilles
Johnny Depp
Bon Bon
Andrea Di Stefano
Pepe Malas
Santiago Magill
Tomas Diego
John Ortiz
Juan Abreu
Héctor Babenco
Virgilio Pinera
Francisco Gattorno
Jorge Camacho
Marisol Padilla Sánchez
Margarita Camacho
Michael Wincott
Herberto Zorilla Ochoa
Sean Penn
Cuco Sanchez
Najwa Nimri
Fina Zorilla Ochoa
Diego Luna
Carlos
Diahnne Abbott
Blanca Romero
Jerzy Skolimowski
Professor
Alfredo Villa
Armando García
Rene Rivera
Recruit Driver
Maurice Compte
Nicolas Abreu
Vincent Laresca
Jose Abreu
OLG
Olatz López Garmendia
Reinaldo's Mother
NL
Nemo Librizzi
Pedro the Bus Driver
Giovani Florido
Young Reinaldo
LN
Loló Navarro
Reinaldo's Grandmother
Batan Silva
Reinaldo's Father
Carmen Beato
Teacher
CS
Cy Schnabel
Smallest School Child
OS
Olmo Schnabel
Smallest School Child
Vito Schnabel
Teenage Reinaldo
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Reinaldo's Grandfather
Lia Chapman
Lolin
AB
Aquiles Benites
Translator
Ewa Piaskowska
Pretty Blonde Student
Patricia Reyes Spíndola
María Teresa Freye de Andrade
MD
Marlene Díaz
Woman in Car #1
OB
Olga Borayo
Woman in Car #2
MG
Manolo García
Faustino
LS
Lola Schnabel
Girl With Keys
Ofelia Medina
Landlady
LB
Lois Barragán
Woman - UNEAC
EA
Eduardo Antonio
Nightclub Singer
Stella Schnabel
Valeria
MG
Manuel González
Jose Lezama Lima
Claudette Maillé
Maria Luisa Lima
CP
Chanel Puertas
Blonde on the Beach
MR
Manolo Rivero
Royal Gay
AF
Andrea Fassler
French Tourist
M
Magda
Santería Dancer
JB
Julian Bucio
Violent Soldier
Jorge Zárate
Prosecutor
JZ
Jorge Zamora
Kid with Kite
NM
Noel Medina
Policeman on Beach
JZ
Jorge Zepeda
State Security on Beach
YD
Yulian Díaz
Teenager #1
Eduardo Arroyuelo
Teenager #2
Antonio Zavala Kugler
Stranger in Lenin Park
EG
Eloy Ganuza
State Security in Lenin Park
Khotan Fernández
Young Man with Bird
RP
René Pereyra
Antonio
Abel Woolrich
Hungry Inmate
MO
Mario Oliver
Gay Inmate
RV
Robertico Valdez
Singing Prisoner
CO
Claudio Osoria
Guard at El Morro
CM
Caridad Martinez
Dancer in the Convent
Zulema Cruz
Zulema
AG
Annie Gil
Blanca's Teenage Daughter
FE
Filiberto Estrella
Dwarf
JCM
Juan Cristóbal Murillo
Immigration Officer
MFH
Melanio Filiberto Hebra
Man at Mariel Harbor
ME
Matthias Ehrenberg
Officer at Mariel Harbor
JS
Jack Schnabel
Mr. Greenberg
EGS
Esther G. Schnabel
Mrs. Greenberg
XD
Xavier Domingo
Death
ES
Eric Springer
Orderly
JN
Jimmy Nugent
Taxi Driver