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Cuba, 1898: la caída del Imperio español

1992 · 58 min

A sober, talk-heavy history lesson that walks you through a vanished empire with archival gravity rather than drama.

Directed by
Ángel Luis Cervera
Genres
Documentary, Tv movie, History
Starring
José María del Río, Jesús Paños, Antonio Hurtado
Overview
A brief account of the Spanish-American War (1898) and the end of the Spanish Empire in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.

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Directed by
Ángel Luis Cervera
Genres
Documentary, Tv movie, History
Starring
José María del Río, Jesús Paños, Antonio Hurtado
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    Themes
    • war
    • power
    • colonialism
    • politics
    • fate
    Places
    • sea
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism9
    Romance0
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight4

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    Genres
    documentary, tv movie, history
    Directed by
    Ángel Luis Cervera
    Written by
    Ángel Luis Cervera
    Starring
    José María del Río, Jesús Paños, Antonio Hurtado, Raciel Martínez Andreu, Ramón Salas Larrazabal, Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, Eusebio Leal Spengler
    Cinematography
    Carlos Puche
    Runtime
    58 min
    Country
    Spain
    Languages
    Spanish

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