James Franco to portray late Cuban leader Fidel Castro in Aline of Cuba for filmmaker Miguel Bardem
dailymail.co.ukJames Franco has been cast as late Cuban leader Fidel Castro in the upcoming film Aline of Cuba from director Miguel Bardem.The Oscar-nominated actor, 44, will be joined in the cast by actress Mía Maestro, 47, who will play the role of socialite Natalia 'Naty' Revuelta, who was Castro's one-time mistress, Deadline reported Thursday.The pair join actress Ana Villafañe, 33, in the cast, as she is playing the role of Alina Fernandez - the daughter of Castro and Revuelta - in the motion picture.
The latest:James Franco, 44, has been cast as late Cuban leader Fidel Castro in the upcoming film Aline of Cuba from director Miguel Bardem.
The actor was snapped in Italy in JuneThe motion picture - of which the script was penned by Jose Rivera and Nilo Cruz - will depict the life story of Fernandez, a Cuban exile and social activist.When she was 10, Fernandez found out that she was Castro's daughter, as her mother revealed to her the truth after Castro had visited the family home secretly for years.
Revuelta had given her and her doctor husband's wealth to finance the beginning stages of the communist revolution. Fernandez eventually became an anti-communism activist who was arrested multiple times for her attempts to depart Cuba, and banned from traveling outside the country.
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