A Successful Man
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A Successful Man is a 1985
Cuban
drama film
directed by Humberto Solás
. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard
section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival
. It won Best Production Design and Grand Coral - First Prize in the 1986 Havana Film Festival.
1985 in film
-Events:* 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films. He is replaced by Timothy Dalton.* The Academy Award for Best Picture was won by Out Of Africa, while the highest grossing film was Back to the Future.* Bliss wins AFI Award for best Movie...
Cuban
Cinema of Cuba
Cinema arrived in Cuba at the beginning of the 20th century. Before the Cuban Revolution of 1959, about 80 full-length films were produced in Cuba. Most of these films were melodramas...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Humberto Solás
Humberto Solás
Humberto Solás was a Cuban film director, credited with directing the classic film Lucía , which explored the lives of Cuban women during different periods in Cuban history....
. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's Official Selection. It is run at the Salle Debussy, parallel to the competition for the Palme d'Or.This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob...
section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival
1987 Cannes Film Festival
- Jury :*Yves Montand*Danièle Heymann*Elem Klimov*Gérald Calderon*Jeremy Thomas*Jerzy Skolimowski*Nicola Piovani*Norman Mailer*Theo Angelopoulos-Feature film competition:...
. It won Best Production Design and Grand Coral - First Prize in the 1986 Havana Film Festival.
Cast
- César ÉvoraCésar ÉvoraCésar Évora is a Cuban actor.- Biography :Évora started out his career in his native Cuba appearing in more than ten movies before moving to Mexico in the early 1990s. He became known for playing minor roles in the seminal Corazón salvaje and the long-running Agujetas de color de rosa in 1993 and...
- Javier Argüelles - Raquel Revuelta - Raquel
- Daisy Granados - Rita
- Jorge Trinchet - Darío Argüelles
- Rubens de FalcoRubens de FalcoRubens de Falco da Costa was a Brazilian actor best known for his work in telenovelas, specifically his portrayal of a slave owner in the 1976 telenovela, Escrava Isaura .-Career:...
- Iriarte - Mabel Roch - Ileana Ponce
- Carlos Cruz - Puig
- Miguel Navarro - Lucilo
- Omar Valdés - Facundo Lara
- Ángel Espasande - Father Rubén
- Ángel Toraño - Ponce
- Isabel Moreno - Berta
- Nieves Riovalles - Darío's wife
- Jorge Alí - Baseball player
- Denise Patarra - Puig's girlfriend
- Max Álvarez - Priest
- Niola Montes - Mrs. Ponce
- Orlando Contreras - Darío's friend