Centered on the six years before the fall of Batista's dictatorship and the subsequent 40 years of the Cuban Revolution.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Víctor Huggo MartinFidel Castro | Fidel Castro |
 Gael García BernalChe Guevara | Che Guevara |
 Patricia VelásquezMirta | Mirta |
 Cecilia SuárezCelia Sanchez | Celia Sanchez |
 Maurice CompteRaul Castro | Raul Castro |
 Diego LunaRenato Guitart | Renato Guitart |
 Honorato MagaloniAged Fidel Castro | Aged Fidel Castro |
 Tony PlanaGen. Fulgencio Battista | Gen. Fulgencio Battista |
| EErnesto GodoyHuber Matos | Huber Matos |
 Guillermo DíazUniverso Sanchez | Universo Sanchez |
 Mel RodriguezCalixto Morales | Calixto Morales |
| BBobby PlasenciaFaustino Perez | Faustino Perez |
 Enrique ArceRafael | Rafael |
 Margarita Rosa de FranciscoNaty Revuelta | Naty Revuelta |
 José María YázpikCamilo Cienfuegos | Camilo Cienfuegos |
| MManuel SevillaAbel Santamaria | Abel Santamaria |
 Alejandra GollasHaydeé Santamaría | Haydeé Santamaría |