A Successful Man

A Successful Man
Film poster
Directed by	Humberto Solás
Written by	Humberto Solás Juan Iglesias
Produced by	Humberto Hernández
Starring	César Évora
Cinematography	Livio Delgado
Edited by	Nelson Rodríguez
Release date	December 1986 (1986-12) (Havana Film Festival)
Running time	116 minutes
Country	Cuba
Language	Spanish

A Successful Man (Spanish: Un hombre de éxito) is a 1986 Cuban drama film directed by Humberto Solás. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival[1] and it was entered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival.[2] It won Best Production Design and Grand Coral - First Prize in the 1986 Havana Film Festival. The film was selected as the Cuban entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 60th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[3]

Plot

The film portrays three decades in the life of an affluent Cuban. Javier Argüelles, an opportunistic young man from Cuban middle class, survives all kind of political changes in Havana, from 1932 to 1959, while his brother Darío is persecuted and killed because of his leftist ideas.[4]

Cast

• César Évora - Javier Argüelles
• Raquel Revuelta - Raquel
• Daisy Granados - Rita
• Jorge Trinchet - Darío Argüelles
• Rubens de Falco - Iriarte
• Mabel Roch - Ileana Ponce
• Carlos Cruz - Puig
• Miguel Navarro - Lucilo
• Omar Valdés - Facundo Lara
• Ángel Espasande - Father Rubén
• Ángel Toraño - Ponce
• Isabel Moreno - Berta
• Nieves Riovalles - Darío's wife
• Jorge Alí - Baseball player
• Denise Patarra - Puig's girlfriend
• Max Álvarez - Priest
• Niola Montes - Mrs. Ponce
• Orlando Contreras - Darío's friend

See also

• List of Cuban films
• List of submissions to the 60th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Cuban submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. "Festival de Cannes: A Successful Man". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
2. "15th Moscow International Film Festival (1987)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
3. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
4. Solás, Humberto (15 January 1988), Un hombre de éxito (Drama), César Évora, Raquel Revuelta, Daisy Granados, Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficos (ICAIC), retrieved 9 January 2024

External links

• A Successful Man at IMDb