- Jeremy Irons as Esteban Trueba
- Meryl Streep as Clara del Valle Trueba
- Glenn Close as Férula Trueba
- Winona Ryder as Blanca Trueba
- Antonio Banderas as Pedro Tercero García
- Vanessa Redgrave as Nívea del Valle
- Maria Conchita Alonso as Tránsito Soto
- Armin Mueller-Stahl as Severo del Valle
- Teri Polo as Rosa del Valle
- Jan Niklas as Count Jean de Satigny
- Sarita Choudhury as Pancha García
- António Assunção as Man at Cattlemarket
- Julie Balloo as Young Lady
- Frank Baker as Intelligence Officer
- João Cabral as Soldier
- Miguel Guilherme as Soldier
- José Mora Ramos as Soldier
- Victor Rocha as Soldier
- Carlos César as Ambassador's Driver
- Alexandre de Sousa as Esteban's Driver
- Rogério Claro as Man in Club
- Edith Clement as Midwife
- Miriam Colon as Nana
- Oscar A. Colon as Sheriff
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- Franco Diogent as Man at the Party
- Pedro Efe as Interrogation Officer
- Fran Fullenwider as Emer Trueba
- Vincent Gallo as Esteban García
- Sasha Hanau as Alba García de Satigny Trueba
- Denys Hawthorne as Politician
- Frank Lenart as Interviewer
- Lone Lindorff as Maid
- Josh Maguire as Pedro Tercero García, as a Child
- Joaquín Martínez as Pedro Segundo García
- Steve Mason as Maestro
- Jean Michel as Musician
- Luís Pinhão as Woodcarver
- Teri Polo as Rosa del Valle
- Vivian Reis as Indian Girl
- Carlos Rodrigues as Postman
- Manuela Santos as Saleswoman
- Joost Siedhoff as Father Antonio
- Hellmuth O. Stuven as TV General
- Hannah Taylor-Gordon as Blanca Trueba, as a Child
- Jaime Tirelli as Oliver
- Martin Umbach as TV Reporter
- Hans Wyprächtiger as Dr. Cuevas
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