Meryl Streep

Clara del Valle Trueba

Glenn Close

Ferula Trueba

Jeremy Irons

Esteban Trueba

Winona Ryder

Blanca Trueba

Antonio Banderas

Pedro Tercero Gareia

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Severo del Valle

María Conchita Alonso

Transito Soto

Vincent Gallo

Esteban García

Jan Niklas

Count Jean de Satigny

Joaquín Martínez

Segundo

Sarita Choudhury

Pancha

Teri Polo

Rosa

Miriam Colon

Nana

Vanessa Redgrave

Nivea del Valle

Grace Gummer

Clara del Valle Trueba - as a Child

Hannah Taylor-Gordon

Blanca (child)

Josh Maguire

Pedro (child)

Jamie Tirelli

Oliver

Joost Siedhoff

Father Antonio

Sasha Hanau

Alba

Fran Fullenwider

Ester Trueba

Hans Wyprächtiger

Dr. Cuevas

Pedro Efe

Interrogation Officer

Oscar A. Colon

Sheriff

Miguel Guilherme

Soldier

José Mora Ramos

Soldier 1

Vítor Rocha

Soldier 2

Martin Umbach

TV Reporter

Carlos Rodrigues

Postman

Denys Hawthorne

Politician

António Assunção

Man at Cattlemarket

Julie Balloo

Young Lady

Frank Baker

Intelligence Officer

João Cabral

Soldier

Carlos César

Ambassador's Driver

Rogelio Claro

Man in Club

Frank Lenart

Interviewer

Lone Lindorff

Maid

Steve Mason

Maestro

Luís Pinhão

Woodcutter

Manuela Santos

Saleswoman

Alexandre de Sousa

Esteban's Driver

Carlos Conceição

(uncredited)

Osvaldo Canhita

(Uncredited)

Isabel Simões

(Uncredited)

Heitor Lourenço

(Uncredited)

Patrícia Tavares

Anabela Teixeira

Helena Laureano

Maria Hernâni