The War Starts in Cuba
1957, Spanish. Directed by Manuel Mur Oti.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Manuel Mur OtiDirector
- Emma PenellaJuanita / Adelaida
- Gustavo RojoCapitán Javier Romero
- Roberto ReyBernardo, el gobernador
- Jesús TordesillasMarqués
- Barta BarriCoronel
- María CañetePetronila
- Matilde Muñoz SampedroTía
- Aurora García AlonsoCast
- Manuel RequenaPresidente de la asociación
- Ángel TerPepito
- Luisa HernánCast
- Joaquín RoaFlorentino
Details
- Released
- 23 December 1957
- Original title
- La guerra empieza en Cuba
- Country
- Spain
- Written by
- Manuel Mur Oti, Vicente Coello
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The War Starts in Cuba runs 107 minutes (1h 47m).
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The War Starts in Cuba isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 December 1957. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed The War Starts in Cuba?
The War Starts in Cuba (1957) was directed by Manuel Mur Oti and stars Emma Penella, Gustavo Rojo, Roberto Rey.