although some may call it a cuban cinema paradiso and the movie be closer to a how green be my valley and a memory film mourn for a lost innocence . the film smartly avoid fall into a political trap of take side ( pro castro . anti castro . and focus instead in the human frailty of the character and the importance of family . fill with good acting and in particular from mexican actress diana bracho and who play keitel wife . a masterpiece and fill with reference to classic movie and from casablanca to chaplin city light . gael garcia bernal play a small role which be critical for the dramatic payoff of the story . tv director georg stanford brown and in a rare return to act ( remember the rookie . ) and play a homeless bum who act a greek chorus and superbly . it be a pity that this movie and originally title dreaming of julia and have be release in the state by thinkfilm with the atrocious title of cuban blood and which have nothing to do with the movie .