La gran fiesta (in English, The Great Party) is a 1985 Puerto Rican drama film, written and directed by Marcos Zurinaga, based on a story by Ana Lydia Vega. The film was selected as the Puerto Rican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 59th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
The film chronicles the celebration of the last high-class party held at the Antiguo Casino de Puerto Rico before it was handed down to the United States military.
Cast
Daniel Lugo as José Manuel
Cordelia González as Raquel
Miguel Ángel Suárez as Vázquez
Luis Prendes as Don Manuel González
Laura Delano as Rita Inés
Raúl David as Don Miguel de la Torre
Carlos Cestero as Ángel Luis
Ivonne Coll as Doña Tula
Maruja Mas as Doña Tere
Sully Diaz as Mari Tere
Raúl Juliá as Adolfo
Julián Pastor as Don Antonio Jiménez
Guy Paizy as Henry Berger
Fernando Quiñones as Luis Muñoz Marín
E.G. Marshall as Judge Cooper
Raúl Carbonell as M.C.
David Ortiz Angleró as The Narrator