Bitter Sugar
Original Title
Azúcar Amarga- Director: Leon Ichaso
- Writer: Pelayo García; Leon Ichaso
- Producer: Julio Carillo; Purita Carillo
CGiii Comment
Gustavo is a young Havana Communist who believes in the revolution; he hopes for a scholarship to study aeronautical engineering in Prague. But his faith in the new Cuba is tested: his father, a psychiatrist, can make four times as much playing piano at a hotel for foreigners; his sweetheart, Yolanda, wants a career as a dancer and longs for the riches of Miami; his younger brother Bobby simply wants to play rock music, and as a result is in constant trouble with the authorities. When Bobby takes a shocking step of revolt and Gustavo is refused service at a foreigners-only bar, the contradictions in his resolve to become a 'new man' push him to the breaking point.
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Cast & Characters
Rene Lavan as Gustavo;
Mayte Vilan as Yolanda;
Miguel Gutierrez as Dr. Tomas Valdez;
Larry Villanueva as Bobby;
Luis Celeiro as Prof. Garcia;
Teresa Maria Rojas as Belkis;
Orestes Matacena as Claudio;
Caridad Ravelo as Soraya;
Jorge Pupo as Yiyo;
Victor Checo as Edmundo, Yolanda's Father;
Virgilio Marti as Guaguanco Singer;
Tony Almont as Dread Locks / Rock Band:
Congas and Voice;
Felix German as Resort Security Guard;
Augusto Feria as Hotel Security Guard;
Alejandro Gonzales as Interrogator