Overview

The first film to be shown in the United States after the revolution, this film is based on the writing of Edmundo Desnoes. In the aftermath of the Bay of Pigs Invasion and prior to the Cuban Missile Crisis, Sergio (Sergio Corrieri), an affluent writer, chooses to stay behind in Cuba while his wife and family escape to neighboring Miami. Sergio is pessimistic about the revolution's promise to bring sweeping change to his country, and he squanders his days prowling the streets of Havana looking for female companionship. Trouble erupts when his fling with chaste Elena (Daysi Granados) nearly ruins him after her family accuses Sergio of rape.