The War Starts in Cuba (1957)
Year 1898. When war broke out in Cuba, Juanita, a beautiful variety singer without much luck, decides to return to Spain when she discovers that her twin sister Adelaide has married the governor of Badajoz. Adelaide is capricious, vain and embarrassing, the opposite of Juanita. However, as the girls are physically identical, the singer intends to take full advantage of this situation.
- Released
- 1957-12-23
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Manuel Mur Oti
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 from 7 votes
Cast
- Emma Penella as Juanita / Adelaida
- Gustavo Rojo as Capitán Javier Romero
- Roberto Rey as Bernardo, el gobernador
- Jesús Tordesillas as Marqués
- Barta Barri as Coronel
- María Cañete as Petronila
- Matilde Muñoz Sampedro as Tía
- Aurora García Alonso
- Manuel Requena as Presidente de la asociación
- Ángel Ter as Pepito
- Luisa Hernán
- Joaquín Roa as Florentino