Who is Maria/Betty in I Am Cuba?

Luz María Collazo plays Maria/Betty in the film.

What is I Am Cuba about?

A study in contrasts set in and around Havana that explores Cuba's 1959 revolution. A young woman's fascination with the excess of an American-owned casino leads to her downfall in the eyes of her street vendor boyfriend. A tenant farmer revolts the only way he knows how, attacking the land he works. University students gain first-hand knowledge of political upheaval. And, in the hills outside the city, the members of a poor peasant family are patriotically swept up into the burgeoning revolt.

I Am Cuba

Name: I Am Cuba
Duration: 141
Rating: 91

NR 2 hr 21 min

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How long is I Am Cuba?: I Am Cuba is 2 hr 21 min long.

Who directed I Am Cuba?: Mikhail Kalatozov

Who is Maria/Betty in I Am Cuba?: Luz María Collazo plays Maria/Betty in the film.

What is I Am Cuba about?: A study in contrasts set in and around Havana that explores Cuba's 1959 revolution. A young woman's fascination with the excess of an American-owned casino leads to her downfall in the eyes of her street vendor boyfriend. A tenant farmer revolts the only way he knows how, attacking the land he works. University students gain first-hand knowledge of political upheaval. And, in the hills outside the city, the members of a poor peasant family are patriotically swept up into the burgeoning revolt.