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Genial Puerto Rican widower Abraham Rodriguez (Alan Arkin), known as "Popi" to his preteen sons, grapples with poverty and hardship in their Spanish Harlem neighborhood. Desperate to provide his sons every opportunity to succeed, and noting the reverence with which Americans treat Cuban immigrants, Popi lights upon a wild scheme. He sets his boys afloat in a boat off the coast of Florida, confident that they will be "rescued" as Cuban refugees and adopted by wealthy patrons.
Original Release
05/27/1969
US Release
05/27/1969
Cast
Name | Character |
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Rita Moreno | Lupe |
Reuben Figueroa | Luis |
Miguel Alejandro | Junior |
Arny Freeman | Diaz |
Joan Tompkins | Miss Musto |
Anthony Holland | Pickett |
Louis Zorich | Penebaz |
Antonia Rey | Mrs. Cruz |
Victor Junquera | Man From Novitas |
Arnold Soboloff | Dr. Perle / Dr. Perl |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Rita Moreno | Lupe |
Reuben Figueroa | Luis |
Miguel Alejandro | Junior |
Arny Freeman | Diaz |
Joan Tompkins | Miss Musto |
Anthony Holland | Pickett |
Louis Zorich | Penebaz |
Antonia Rey | Mrs. Cruz |
Victor Junquera | Man From Novitas |
Arnold Soboloff | Dr. Perle / Dr. Perl |
Barbara Dana | Receptionist |
Roberto Christian | Teenager |
Jomar Cidoni | Boy |
Anita Dangler | Nurse |
René Enríquez | Host of Cuba Libre Ceremony |
Richard Hamilton | NY Times Reporter |
John Harkins | Harmon |
Judith Lowry | Elderly Hospital Patient |
Esmeralda Santiago | Nurse |
Gladys Velez | Silvia |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Herbert B. Leonard | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1970 | Golden Globe | Best Actor - Drama | Nominated |