Cecilia (1982) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language

1982 · 127 mins · Spanish

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Directed by

Humberto Solás

Starring

Imanol Arias, Daisy Granados, José Antonio Rodríguez, Miguel Benavides, Raquel Revuelta

Set in 19th‑century Cuba, the film follows Cecilia (Daisy Granado) as she navigates love and survival amid a society split between white colonists, black slaves and mulatto intermediaries. Because the indigenous population was wiped out early, Cuba lacks the mestizo communities found elsewhere in the Caribbean. The narrative foregrounds the brutal oppression of enslaved people and the growing fear of a Haitian‑inspired slave revolt.