Cecilia / Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematográficos e Impala S.A. de Madrid presentan una coproducción cubano-española ; guión cinematográfico, Humberto Solás [and others] ; productor, Humberto Hernández ; director, Humberto Solás.
Daisy Granados, Imanol Arías, Eslinda Nuñez, Raquel Revuelta, Gerardo Riverón, Miguel Benavides. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1981. Based on the novel 'Cecilia Valdés' by Cirilo Villaverde. Special features: "Cualquier mujer," a 2004 documentary film directed by Tamara Morales, in which Cuban actresses are interviewed and introduced; photo gallery; director Humberto Solás: biography and filmography.
Summary:
In 1830 Cuba, the son of a rich colonial family falls in love with a proud, beautiful, but poor mulatto girl. His father, however, wants him to marry a woman from his own social class.
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