Julian Schnabel Director, Writer, Executive Producer Javier Bardem Reinaldo Arenas Actor Olivier Martinez Lazaro Gomez Carilles Actor Andrea Di Stefano Pepe Malas Actor Johnny Depp Bon Bon, Lieutenant Victor Actor Sean Penn Cuco Sanchez Actor Michael Wincott Herberto Zorilla Ochoa Actor Najwa Nimri Fina Correa Actor Hector Babenco Virgilio Pinera Actor Olatz Lopez Garmendia Reinaldo's Mother Actor, Executive Producer Vito Maria Schnabel Teenage Reinaldo Actor Jerzy Skolimowski Professor Actor Reynaldo Arenas Writer Lázaro Gómez Carriles Writer Cunningham O'Keefe Writer Jon Kilik Producer Matthias Ehrenberg Associate Producer Xavier Grobet Cinematographer Guillermo Rosas Cinematographer Michael Berenbaum Film Editing Carter Burwell Original Music Laurie Anderson Additional Music Lou Reed Additional Music Salvador Parra Production Design Antonio Muño-Hierro Art Director Laurie Friedman Set Decoration María Estela Fernández Costume Design Monica Nordhaus Casting Batan Silva Assistant Director Christian Wangler Sound Yvette Gurza Second Assistant Director Joaquin Silva Second Assistant Director