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.
Director: Manuel Mur Oti
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Emma Penella as Juanita / Adelaida |
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Gustavo Rojo as Capitán Javier Romero |
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Roberto Rey as Bernardo, el gobernador |
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Jesús Tordesillas as Marqués |
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Barta Barri as Coronel |
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María Cañete as Petronila |
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Matilde Muñoz Sampedro as Tía |
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Aurora García Alonso as |
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Manuel Requena as Presidente de la asociación |
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Ángel Ter as Pepito |
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Luisa Hernán as |
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Joaquín Roa as Florentino |
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Laura Valenzuela as Chica de servicio |
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Aníbal Vela as |
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Erasmo Pascual as |
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Isabel Alemany as |
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Montserrat Blanch as |
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Luisa de Cordoba as Juanita's singing voice |
| Directing | Manuel Mur Oti | Director |
| Writing | Manuel Mur Oti | Writer |
| Writing | Vicente Coello | Writer |
| Writing | Víctor Ruiz Iriarte | Original Story |
| Production | Francisco Fernández de Rojas | Producer |
| Production | Cesáreo González | Producer |
| Sound | Salvador Ruiz de Luna | Music |
| Camera | Manuel Berenguer | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Antonio Gimeno | Editor |
| Art | Sigfrido Burman | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emilio Puyol | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paloma Fernández Olea | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carlos Nin | Makeup & Hair |
| Production | Francisco Pineda | Production Manager |
| Production | Juan J. Uzal | Production Manager |