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Directed by
Julian Schnabel 
 
Writing credits
Cunningham O'Keefe (written by) &
Lázaro Gómez Carriles (written by) (as Lazaro Gomez Carriles) &
Julian Schnabel (written by)

Reynaldo Arenas (memoir "Before Night Falls") (as Reinaldo Arenas)

Jana Bokova (documentary "Havana")

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
Olatz López Garmendia ... Reinaldo's Mother (as Olatz Lopez Garmendia)
Giovanni Florido ... Young Reinaldo (as Giovani Florido)
Loló Navarro ... Reinaldo's Grandmother
Sebastián Silva ... Reinaldo's Father
Carmen Beato ... Teacher
Cy Schnabel ... Smallest School Child (as Cy)
Olmo Schnabel ... Smallest School Child
Vito Maria Schnabel ... Teenage Reinaldo
Pedro Armendáriz Jr. ... Reinaldo's Grandfather (as Pedro Armendáriz)

Diego Luna ... Carlos

Lia Chapman ... Lolin

Sean Penn ... Cuco Sanchez
Jerzy Skolimowski ... Professor
Aquiles Benites ... Translator
Eva Piaskowska ... Pretty Blonde Student

Javier Bardem ... Reinaldo Arenas
Patricia Reyes Spíndola ... María Teresa Freye de Andrade
Michael Wincott ... Heberto Zorilla Ochoa
Hector Babenco ... Virgilio Piñera

Andrea Di Stefano ... Pepe Malas
Marlene Díaz ... Woman in car #1
Olga Borayo ... Woman in car #2
Santiago Magill ... Tomas Diego
Manolo García ... Faustino
Lola Schnabel ... Girl With Keys
Ofelia Medina ... Landlady
Lois Barragán ... Woman - UNEAC (as Lois Barragan)
Eduardo Antonio ... Nightclub Singer
Stella Schnabel ... Valeria

Olivier Martinez ... Lazaro Gomez Carilles
Manuel González ... Jose Lezama Lima (as Manuel Gonzalez)

Maurice Compte ... Nicolas Abreu
Claudette Maillé ... Maria Luisa Lima (as Claudette Maille)

John Ortiz ... Juann Abreu

Vincent Laresca ... Jose Abreu

Rene Rivera ... Recruit Driver
Chanel Puertas ... Blonde on the beach
Manolo Rivero ... Royal Gay
Nemo ... Pedro the bus driver
Andrea Fassler ... French Tourist
Magda ... Santería Dancer
Julian Bucio ... Violent Soldier
Jorge Zárate ... Prosecutor (as Jorge Zaráte)
Najwa Nimri ... Fina Zorilla Ochoa
Francisco Gattorno ... Jorge Camacho (as Francisco Gatorno)
Marisol Padilla Sánchez ... Margarita Camacho (as Marisol Padilla Sanchez)
Jorge Zamora ... Kid with Kite
Noel Medina ... Policeman on beach
Jorge Zepeda ... State Security on beach
Yulian Díaz ... Teenager #1 (as Julyan Díaz)

Eduardo Arroyuelo ... Teenager #2
Antonio Zavala ... Stranger in Lenin Park
Eloy Ganuza ... State Security in Lenin Park

Khotan ... Young Man with bird
René Pereyra ... Antonio (as Rene Pereira)
Abel Woolrich ... Hungry Inmate
Mario Oliver ... Gay Inmate
Robertico Valdez ... Singing Prisoner

Johnny Depp ... Bon Bon / Lieutenant Victor
Claudio Osoria ... Guard at El Morro
Alfredo Villa ... Armando García
Diahnne Abbott ... Blanca Romero (as Diahnne Déa)
Caridad Martinez ... Dancer in the convent
Zulema Cruz ... Zulema
Annie Gil ... Blanca's Teenage Daughter
Filiberto Estrella ... Dwarf
Juan Cristóbal Murillo ... Immigration Officer (as Juan Cristobal Murillo)
Melanio Filiberto Hebra ... Man at Mariel Harbor (as Filiberto Hebra)
Matthias Ehrenberg ... Officer at Mariel Harbor (as Matthías Ehrenberg)
Jack Schnabel ... Mr. Greenberg
Esther G. Schnabel ... Mrs. Greenberg (as Esther Schnabel)
Xavier Domingo ... Death
Eric Springer ... Orderly
Jimmy Nugent ... Taxi Driver
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Benjamín Benítez ... Rudy (uncredited)
Fidel Castro ... Himself (anti-Marielito speech) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Produced by
Matthias Ehrenberg .... associate producer (as Matthías Ehrenberg)
Jon Kilik .... producer
Olatz López Garmendia .... executive producer (as Olatz Lopez Garmendia)
Julian Schnabel .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Carter Burwell 
 
Cinematography by
Xavier Pérez Grobet (director of photography)
Guillermo Rosas (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Michael Berenbaum 
 
Production Design by
Salvador Parra 
 
Art Direction by
Antonio Muño-Hierro  (as Antonio Muñohierro)
 
Set Decoration by
Laurie Friedman 
 
Costume Design by
María Estela Fernández  (as Mariestela Fernández)
 
Makeup Department
Virginia Campos .... hair stylist
Manolo García .... key hair stylist
Judi Goodman .... hair stylist
Nicki Ledermann .... makeup artist
Ana Lozano .... key makeup artist
Kerrie R. Plant .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Dante Aguilar .... unit manager: Mexico
Kelley Cribben .... post-production supervisor
Matthias Ehrenberg .... unit production manager (as Matthías Ehrenberg)
Pamela Jaeckle .... unit manager: US
Mike Phillips .... production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Giselle Gurza .... second second assistant director
Yvette Gurza .... second second assistant director
Joaquin Silva .... key second assistant director
Sebastián Silva .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Pedro Alanis Alanis .... paint foreman (as Pedro Alanis)
Maite Argüelles .... art department coordinator
Andrew Bernard .... art director: New York
Adán García .... on-set painter
Rodolfo Granados .... sculpture
Jordan Jacobs .... assistant art director
Pedro Neri Martinez .... greens foreman
Federico Nava Patiño .... construction coordinator
Tomas Rodriguez Tovar .... leadman
Jorge Sainz .... draftsman
Juan Pablo Garcia Tames .... set designer
Gabriel Tapia .... assistant art department coordinator (as Gabriel Tapia Ramirez)
Tatiana Valdéz .... mural painter
Dennis Horwath Vazquez .... sign painter
Heidi Ma. Villalobos .... draftsman (as Heidi Villalobos Maya)
Mirko von Berner .... on-set decorator
Alexander Wei .... art department coordinator: New York
 
Sound Department
Marko A. Costanzo .... foley artist
Robert Fernandez .... sound re-recording mixer
Albert Gasser .... sound effects editor
Robert Hein .... supervising sound editor
Kenton Jakub .... adr editor
George A. Lara .... foley mixer
Glenn Marullo .... sound mixer
Steven Simons .... additional re-recording mixer
David Wahnon .... assistant sound editor
Christian Wangler .... sound
 
Special Effects by
Alejandro Vázquez .... special effects coordinator: Effeccine
 
Visual Effects by
Randall Balsmeyer .... visual effects supervisor
Daniel Leung .... digital compositing supervisor
Matt McDonald .... digital effects artist
 
Camera and Electrical Department
David E. Baron .... second assistant camera: New York
Marco Polo Constandse .... video assist operator
Andy Day .... gaffer: New York
Michael Fradianni .... electrician
Mauricio Rubinstein .... additional photographer
Marilou Vetter .... assistant camera
 
Casting Department
Byron Crystal .... extras casting: New York
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mark Burchard .... wardrobe supervisor: men
Adela Cortázar .... costume assistant
Lupita Peckinpah .... wardrobe assistant
Autumn Saville .... costume shopper: New York
 
Editorial Department
Craig Cobb .... associate editor
Samara Levenstein .... assistant editor
Chris Patterson .... first assistant editor
Sandra Nash .... assistant editor (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Laurie Anderson .... composer: additional music
Carter Burwell .... conductor
Carter Burwell .... orchestrator
Susan Jacobs .... music supervisor
Steve Kasow .... assistant music editor
Todd Kasow .... music editor
Olatz López Garmendia .... music supervisor (as Olatz Lopez Garmendia)
Dean Parker .... music copyist
Sandra Park .... music contractor
Lou Reed .... composer: additional music
 
Other crew
David F. Bianculli .... production assistant
Keri Bruno .... assistant: Mr. Schnabel, Mexico
Adrián Cervántes .... production assistant
Sylvie Chesneau .... script supervisor
Martin Corkidi .... production assistant
Robyn J. Davis .... production coordinator: US
John B. Finn .... post-production accountant
John B. Finn .... production accountant
Melanio Filiberto Hebra .... consultant
Jonas Hendrix .... production assistant
Sean Hogan .... first assistant accountant
Alejandro Iturriaga .... production assistant
Jon Kilik .... presenter
Brian Lamia .... production assistant: New York
Susana Loyo .... production secretary
G. Pekas Lozano .... production coordinator: Mexico (as Gloria 'Pekas' Lozano)
Michelle Macirella .... production office assistant
Monica Nordhaus .... assistant: Mr. Schnabel, New York
Rafael Pérez .... production assistant
Luis Ruiz .... production assistant
Diego Sandoval .... location manager
Pedro Sandoval .... assistant location manager
Josh Schneider .... accountant
Gwenn Williams .... assistant: Mr. Schnabel, New York
 
Thanks
Laurie Anderson .... special thanks
Cydney Cort .... special thanks
Brian Eno .... special thanks
Eloy Ganuza .... special thanks
Lázaro Gómez Carriles .... dedicatee
Dennis Hopper .... special thanks
Orlando Jiménez Leal .... special thanks
Lou Reed .... special thanks
 

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