Memorias del Subdesarrollo BD 1968 ( Memories of Underdevelopment ) ( Memorias del subdesarrollo )

Memorias del Subdesarrollo BD 1968 (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Memories of Underdevelopment
Alternate Title: Memorias del subdesarrollo
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
000 min

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1968 and produced in:
Cuba ( Latin America, Mexico )

Directed By:
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea

Actors:
Sergio Corrieri ..... Sergio Carmona Mendoyo
Daisy Granados ..... Elena
Eslinda Núñez ..... Noemi
Omar Valdés ..... Pablo
René de la Cruz ..... Elena's brother
Yolanda Farr
Ofelia González ..... Hanna
Jose Gil Abad
Daniel Jordan
Luis López
Rafael Sosa
Beatriz Ponchova
Gilda Hernández
Julio Vega
Eduardo Casado Revuelta
Oscar Alvarez
José Fraga
Juana Alburquerque ..... Housing Inspector
Marlene Acosta
Fausto Pinelo
Celia Quiñones
Eulalia González
Jorge Marcia Córdova
René Depestre ..... Self
Edmundo Desnoes ..... Self
Pello el Afrokán
Jack Gelber ..... Self
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea ..... Self
Gianni Toti ..... Self
René Villarreal
David Viñas ..... Self

Synopsis:

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A Cuban man cycles through his opinions and memories as the threat of foreign invasion intensifies and the rest of his family moves to Miami.

Sergio looks back through his life following the departure of his wife, parents and friends in the wake of the Bay of Pigs incident. Alone in a brave new world, Sergio observes the constant threat of foreign invasion while chasing young women all over Havana before finally meeting Elena, a young virgin girl he seeks to mould into the image of his ex-wife, but at what cost to himself?

In 1961, in Cuba, the apolitical aspiring and frustrated writer Sergio Carmona Mendoyo stays in Cuba after the Revolution. He sees his wife Carla and his family and friends traveling to the United States but he decides to stay in his country. Sergio receives rental from his apartments and lives alone in a comfortable apartment. He witnesses the reduction of supplies, such as gas and oil for the cars, while recalls parts of his life. He recalls when he was a teenager and went to a brothel with his friend Pablo. He remembers his relationship with Hanna that was the woman that he really loved but let her go to New York without marrying her to run the furniture shop that his father had given to him. He also like to listen to the tape he has recorded with his wife Carla that was molded by him to fit his concept of perfect woman in his society. When Sergio meets the sixteen year-old aspirant actress Elena, he has a love affair with her but he concludes that she is not suitable to live with him since she does not grow or develop intellectually.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 06 March, 2026.