In Miraflores, Cuba, the growing romance between Mario, a factory worker, and Yolanda, a schoolteacher, throws into relief the differences in their perspectives and values in Revolutionary Cuba.
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Cast
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Mario Balmaseda
Mario
Also in
House Swap
The Man from Maisinicu
Yolanda Cuéllar
Yolanda
No other roles listed
Mario Limonta
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Sin Alas
Honey for Oshun
Isaura Mendoza
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Portrait of Teresa
The Robbery
Bobby Carcassés
Also in
Un día en el solar
La Clave - Das Geheimnis der kubanischen Musik
Sarita Reyes
Othón Blanco
Narrator (voice)
Bárbara Hernández
Narrator (voice)
Guillermo Díaz
Self
Berta Hernandez
Self
Lazarito Gonzáles
Self
Cándido López Rosales
Self
Sara Gómez Director · Tomás González Pérez Writer Luís García Mesa Cinematographer
United States release May 1, 1978 · Produced in Cuba · Original title De cierta manera
Production
ICAIC
Production
Cuba
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Languages
Original title
De cierta manera
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Italy · September 1, 1975
Premiere · Pesaro International Film Festival
Cuba · June 1, 1977
Theatrical
United States · May 1, 1978
Theatrical
United States
September 1, 2013 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
Argentina
August 20, 2001 · Premiere · Ciclo de Cine Cubano
Denmark
March 26, 1982 · Premiere · Cuban Film Week
Germany
April 3, 1978 · Theatrical
September 7, 2021 · Limited theatrical · Kino Arsenal Berlin
Portugal
April 11, 2024 · Limited theatrical · Porto, Batalha Centro de Cinema
Russia
September 29, 2025 · Premiere · Moscow International Archival Film Festival
United Kingdom
September 12, 2021 · Premiere · Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival
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