One last night of rum, revenge, and roulette before the Americans take over everything.
In 1942, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, a casino is organizing a farewell party for its patrons, since it's about to be turned into a US military base. The guests drink, seduce and gossip, but some also plot against each other.
Direction
Zurinaga squeezes every drop of colonial anxiety into cramped rooms
Costume
1940s glamour rotting from the inside out
Acting
Cordelia González owns every frame she enters
Director
Marcos Zurinaga
Daniel Lugo
José Manuel
Cordelia González
Raquel
Miguel Ángel Suárez
Vázquez
Luis Prendes
Don Manuel González
Raúl Dávila
Don Miguel de la Torre
Carlos Augusto Cestero
Ángel Luis
Ivonne Coll
Doña Tula
Maruja Más
Doña Tere
Sully Diaz
María Teresa
Raúl Juliá
Adolfo
E.G. Marshall
Judge Cropper
Raúl Carbonell Jr.
Master of ceremony
Julián Pastor
Don Antonio
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during actual US Navy base expansions in Puerto Rico, giving the colonial critique real bite.
The casino set was a real historic building scheduled for demolition — the film preserved its final hours.
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