Before Night Falls Cast and Crew

Before Night Falls

Plot: Spanning several decades, this powerful biopic offers a glimpse into the life of famed Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas, an artist who was vilified for his homosexuality in Fidel Castro's Cuba.

Release Date: Sunday, September 3 2000
25 years ago

Genres: Drama

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Cast

Javier Bardem. Javier Bardem was 31 in Before Night Falls as 'Reinaldo Arenas'.

Birthday: Sat, Mar 01 1969

Olivier Martinez. Olivier Martinez was 34 in Before Night Falls as 'Lazaro Gomez Carilles'.

Birthday: Wed, Jan 12 1966

Johnny Depp. Johnny Depp was 37 in Before Night Falls as 'Bon Bon / Lieutenant Victor'.

Birthday: Sun, Jun 09 1963

Andrea Di Stefano. Andrea Di Stefano was 27 in Before Night Falls as 'Pepe Malas'.

Birthday: Fri, Dec 15 1972

Santiago Magill. Santiago Magill was 23 in Before Night Falls as 'Tomas Diego'.

Birthday: Mon, Jan 17 1977

John Ortiz. John Ortiz was 32 in Before Night Falls as 'Juan Abreu'.

Birthday: Thu, May 23 1968

Héctor Babenco. Héctor Babenco was 54 in Before Night Falls as 'Virgilio Pinera'.

Birthday: Thu, Feb 07 1946 –
Died: Thu, Jul 14 2016

Francisco Gattorno. Francisco Gattorno was 35 in Before Night Falls as 'Jorge Camacho'.

Birthday: Mon, Oct 12 1964

Marisol Padilla Sánchez. Marisol Padilla Sánchez was 27 in Before Night Falls as 'Margarita Camacho'.

Birthday: Thu, Jun 07 1973

Michael Wincott. Michael Wincott was 42 in Before Night Falls as 'Herberto Zorilla Ochoa'.

Birthday: Tue, Jan 21 1958

Sean Penn. Sean Penn was 40 in Before Night Falls as 'Cuco Sanchez'.

Birthday: Wed, Aug 17 1960

Najwa Nimri. Najwa Nimri was 28 in Before Night Falls as 'Fina Zorilla Ochoa'.

Birthday: Mon, Feb 14 1972

Diego Luna. Diego Luna was 20 in Before Night Falls as 'Carlos'.

Birthday: Sat, Dec 29 1979

Diahnne Abbott. Diahnne Abbott was 55 in Before Night Falls as 'Blanca Romero'.

Birthday: Tue, May 01 1945

Jerzy Skolimowski. Jerzy Skolimowski was 62 in Before Night Falls as 'Professor'.

Birthday: Thu, May 05 1938

Alfredo Villa. Alfredo Villa was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Armando García'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Rene Rivera. Rene Rivera was 39 in Before Night Falls as 'Recruit Driver'.

Birthday: Mon, Jan 09 1961

Maurice Compte. Maurice Compte was 28 in Before Night Falls as 'Nicolas Abreu'.

Birthday: Tue, Apr 18 1972

Vincent Laresca. Vincent Laresca was 26 in Before Night Falls as 'Jose Abreu'.

Birthday: Mon, Jan 21 1974

Olatz López Garmendia. Olatz López Garmendia was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Reinaldo's Mother'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Nemo Librizzi. Nemo Librizzi was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Pedro the Bus Driver'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Giovani Florido. Giovani Florido was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Young Reinaldo'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Loló Navarro. Loló Navarro was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Reinaldo's Grandmother'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday –
Died: Thu, Apr 28 2011

Batan Silva. Batan Silva was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Reinaldo's Father'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Carmen Beato. Carmen Beato was 32 in Before Night Falls as 'Teacher'.

Birthday: Mon, May 20 1968

Cy Schnabel. Cy Schnabel was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Smallest School Child'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Olmo Schnabel. Olmo Schnabel was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Smallest School Child'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Vito Schnabel. Vito Schnabel was 14 in Before Night Falls as 'Teenage Reinaldo'.

Birthday: Sun, Jul 27 1986

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.. Pedro Armendáriz Jr. was 60 in Before Night Falls as 'Reinaldo's Grandfather'.

Birthday: Sat, Apr 06 1940 –
Died: Mon, Dec 26 2011

Lia Chapman. Lia Chapman was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Lolin'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Aquiles Benites. Aquiles Benites was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Translator'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Ewa Piaskowska. Ewa Piaskowska was 26 in Before Night Falls as 'Pretty Blonde Student'.

Birthday: Fri, Oct 12 1973

Patricia Reyes Spíndola. Patricia Reyes Spíndola was 47 in Before Night Falls as 'María Teresa Freye de Andrade'.

Birthday: Sat, Jul 11 1953

Marlene Díaz. Marlene Díaz was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Woman in Car #1'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Olga Borayo. Olga Borayo was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Woman in Car #2'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Manolo García. Manolo García was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Faustino'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Lola Schnabel. Lola Schnabel was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Girl With Keys'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Ofelia Medina. Ofelia Medina was 50 in Before Night Falls as 'Landlady'.

Birthday: Tue, Apr 04 1950

Lois Barragán. Lois Barragán was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Woman - UNEAC'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Eduardo Antonio. Eduardo Antonio was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Nightclub Singer'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Stella Schnabel. Stella Schnabel was 16 in Before Night Falls as 'Valeria'.

Birthday: Sun, Jan 01 1984

Manuel González. Manuel González was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Jose Lezama Lima'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Claudette Maillé. Claudette Maillé was 35 in Before Night Falls as 'Maria Luisa Lima'.

Birthday: Wed, Nov 11 1964

Chanel Puertas. Chanel Puertas was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Blonde on the Beach'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Manolo Rivero. Manolo Rivero was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Royal Gay'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Andrea Fassler. Andrea Fassler was >> in Before Night Falls as 'French Tourist'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Magda. Magda was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Santería Dancer'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Julian Bucio. Julian Bucio was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Violent Soldier'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Jorge Zárate. Jorge Zárate was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Prosecutor'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Jorge Zamora. Jorge Zamora was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Kid with Kite'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Noel Medina. Noel Medina was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Policeman on Beach'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Jorge Zepeda. Jorge Zepeda was >> in Before Night Falls as 'State Security on Beach'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Yulian Díaz. Yulian Díaz was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Teenager #1'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Eduardo Arroyuelo. Eduardo Arroyuelo was 26 in Before Night Falls as 'Teenager #2'.

Birthday: Tue, Sep 04 1973

Antonio Zavala Kugler. Antonio Zavala Kugler was 35 in Before Night Falls as 'Stranger in Lenin Park'.

Birthday: Fri, Jan 01 1965

Eloy Ganuza. Eloy Ganuza was >> in Before Night Falls as 'State Security in Lenin Park'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Khotan Fernández. Khotan Fernández was 20 in Before Night Falls as 'Young Man with Bird'.

Birthday: Sun, Apr 27 1980

René Pereyra. René Pereyra was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Antonio'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Abel Woolrich. Abel Woolrich was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Hungry Inmate'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday –
Died: Fri, May 12 2006

Mario Oliver. Mario Oliver was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Gay Inmate'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Robertico Valdez. Robertico Valdez was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Singing Prisoner'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Claudio Osoria. Claudio Osoria was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Guard at El Morro'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Caridad Martinez. Caridad Martinez was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Dancer in the Convent'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Zulema Cruz. Zulema Cruz was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Zulema'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Annie Gil. Annie Gil was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Blanca's Teenage Daughter'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Filiberto Estrella. Filiberto Estrella was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Dwarf'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Juan Cristóbal Murillo. Juan Cristóbal Murillo was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Immigration Officer'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Melanio Filiberto Hebra. Melanio Filiberto Hebra was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Man at Mariel Harbor'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Matthias Ehrenberg. Matthias Ehrenberg was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Officer at Mariel Harbor'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Jack Schnabel. Jack Schnabel was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Mr. Greenberg'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Esther G. Schnabel. Esther G. Schnabel was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Mrs. Greenberg'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Xavier Domingo. Xavier Domingo was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Death'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Eric Springer. Eric Springer was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Orderly'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Jimmy Nugent. Jimmy Nugent was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Taxi Driver'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Julian Schnabel. Julian Schnabel was 48 in Before Night Falls as 'Director, Executive Producer, Writer'

Birthday: Fri, Oct 26 1951

Xavier Grobet. Xavier Grobet was 35 in Before Night Falls as 'Director of Photography'

Birthday: Mon, Oct 12 1964

Guillermo Rosas. Guillermo Rosas was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Director of Photography'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Cunningham O'Keefe. Cunningham O'Keefe was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Writer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Lázaro Gómez Carriles. Lázaro Gómez Carriles was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Writer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Jon Kilik. Jon Kilik was 43 in Before Night Falls as 'Producer'

Birthday: Wed, Dec 26 1956

Matthias Ehrenberg. Matthias Ehrenberg was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Producer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Olatz López Garmendia. Olatz López Garmendia was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Executive Producer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Michael Berenbaum. Michael Berenbaum was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Editor'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Ennio Morricone. Ennio Morricone was 71 in Before Night Falls as 'Original Music Composer'

Birthday: Sat, Nov 10 1928 –
Died: Mon, Jul 06 2020

Carter Burwell. Carter Burwell was 44 in Before Night Falls as 'Original Music Composer'

Birthday: Fri, Nov 18 1955

Jana Boková. Jana Boková was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Documentation & Support'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Randall Balsmeyer. Randall Balsmeyer was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Visual Effects Supervisor'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Salvador Parra. Salvador Parra was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Production Design'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Antonio Muñohierro. Antonio Muñohierro was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Art Direction'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

María Estela Fernández. María Estela Fernández was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Costume Design'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Reinaldo Arenas. Reinaldo Arenas would have been no older than 47 in Before Night Falls as 'Novel'

Birthday: Fri, Jul 16 1943 –
Died: Fri, Dec 07 1990

Laurie Friedman. Laurie Friedman was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Set Decoration'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Lupita Peckinpah. Lupita Peckinpah was >> in Before Night Falls as 'Wardrobe Assistant'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday