Memories of Underdevelopment
In the aftermath of the Bay of Pigs incident, Sergio chooses to stay behind in Cuba while his wife and family escape to neighboring Miami. Alone in a brave new world, Sergio observes the constant threat of foreign invasion while chasing young women all over Havana. He finally meets Elena, a young girl he seeks to mould into the image of his ex-wife, but at what cost to himself?
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Cast
15 people
Sergio Corrieri
Sergio Carmona Mendoyo
Known for
I Am Cuba
Daisy Granados
Elena
Known for
7 Days in Havana
Eslinda Núñez
Noemi
Known for
Juan of the Dead
A Translator
Omar Valdés
Pablo
Also in
Up to a Certain Point
La bella del Alhambra
René de la Cruz
Elena's brother
Also in
The Last Rumba of Papa Montero
Transit
Yolanda Farr
Also in
Gulliver
A Dog Called... Vengeance
Ofelia González
Also in
Transit
Jose Gil Abad
Daniel Jordan
Luis López
Also in
El fantástico mundo de los hippies
True Love
Rafael Sosa
Known for
Death of a Bureaucrat
Eduardo Casado Revuelta
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea Director · Edmundo Desnoes Author Ramón F. Suárez Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $33K · United States release May 17, 1973 · Produced in Cuba
Box office
Worldwide gross
$33,103
Production
ICAIC
Production
Cuban State Film
Production
Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficos
Production
Cuba
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Memorias del subdesarrollo
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
Italy · June 1, 1968
Premiere · Pesaro Film Festival
Cuba · August 19, 1968
Theatrical
United States · May 17, 1973
Theatrical
France
April 18, 1970 · Premiere · Hyères Film Festival
Germany
December 6, 1969 · TV · West Germany
Netherlands
November 6, 2008 · Physical · DVD
Sweden
September 7, 1970 · Theatrical
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