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James Franco to Play Cuban Revolutionary Fidel Castro in Indie Film ‘Alina of Cuba’
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variety.comWilson Chapman editorJames Franco has been cast as Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro in the independent film “Alina of Cuba,” Variety has confirmed.Franco joins the previously announced Ana Villafañe, who portrays the title character Alina Fernandez, Castro’s daughter.
In addition, Mía Maestro has also joined the cast as Alina’s mother Natalia Revuelta, the Cuban socialite who gave birth to her after an affair with Castro.
The film will follow Alina’s life as Castro’s illegitimate daughter and a critic of his reign in Cuba before leaving the country and defecting to Spain in 1993.
Franco’s casting was supported by the real life Fernandez, who is serving the production as an on-set creative and biographical consultant.
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