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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Before Night Falls

September 3, 2000

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Cast (74)

Reinaldo Arenas

Lazaro Gomez Carilles

Bon Bon / Lieutenant Victor

Pepe Malas

Tomas Diego

Juan Abreu

Virgilio Pinera

Jorge Camacho

Margarita Camacho

Herberto Zorilla Ochoa

Cuco Sanchez

Fina Zorilla Ochoa

Carlos

Blanca Romero

Professor

Armando García

Recruit Driver

Nicolas Abreu

Jose Abreu

Reinaldo's Mother

Pedro the Bus Driver

Young Reinaldo

Reinaldo's Grandmother

Reinaldo's Father

Teacher

Smallest School Child

Smallest School Child

Teenage Reinaldo

Reinaldo's Grandfather

Lolin

Translator

Pretty Blonde Student

María Teresa Freye de Andrade

Woman in Car #1

Woman in Car #2

Faustino

Girl With Keys

Landlady

Woman - UNEAC

Nightclub Singer

Valeria

Jose Lezama Lima

Maria Luisa Lima

Blonde on the Beach

Royal Gay

French Tourist

Santería Dancer

Violent Soldier

Prosecutor

Kid with Kite

Policeman on Beach

State Security on Beach

Teenager #1

Teenager #2

Stranger in Lenin Park

State Security in Lenin Park

Young Man with Bird

Antonio

Hungry Inmate

Gay Inmate

Singing Prisoner

Guard at El Morro

Dancer in the Convent

Zulema

Blanca's Teenage Daughter

Dwarf

Immigration Officer

Man at Mariel Harbor

Officer at Mariel Harbor

Mr. Greenberg

Mrs. Greenberg

Death

Orderly

Taxi Driver

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Writer

Writer

Novel

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Executive Producer

Executive Producer

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Original Music Composer

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