Meryl Streep as Clara del Valle Trueba

Glenn Close as Ferula Trueba

Jeremy Irons as Esteban Trueba

Winona Ryder as Blanca Trueba

Antonio Banderas as Pedro Tercero Gareia

Armin Mueller-Stahl as Severo del Valle

María Conchita Alonso as Transito Soto

Vincent Gallo as Esteban García

Jan Niklas as Count Jean de Satigny

Joaquín Martínez as Segundo

Sarita Choudhury as Pancha

Teri Polo as Rosa

Miriam Colon as Nana

Vanessa Redgrave as Nivea del Valle

Grace Gummer as Clara del Valle Trueba - as a Child

Hannah Taylor-Gordon as Blanca (child)

Josh Maguire as Pedro (child)

Jamie Tirelli as Oliver

Joost Siedhoff as Father Antonio

Sasha Hanau as Alba

Fran Fullenwider as Ester Trueba

Hans Wyprächtiger as Dr. Cuevas

Pedro Efe as Interrogation Officer

Oscar A. Colon as Sheriff

Miguel Guilherme as Soldier

José Mora Ramos as Soldier 1

Vítor Rocha as Soldier 2

Martin Umbach as TV Reporter

Carlos Rodrigues as Postman

Denys Hawthorne as Politician

António Assunção as Man at Cattlemarket

Julie Balloo as Young Lady

Frank Baker as Intelligence Officer

João Cabral as Soldier

Carlos César as Ambassador's Driver

Rogelio Claro as Man in Club

Frank Lenart as Interviewer

Lone Lindorff as Maid

Steve Mason as Maestro

Luís Pinhão as Woodcutter

Manuela Santos as Saleswoman

Alexandre de Sousa as Esteban's Driver

Carlos Conceição as (uncredited)

Osvaldo Canhita as (Uncredited)

Isabel Simões as (Uncredited)

Heitor Lourenço as (Uncredited)

Patrícia Tavares as

Anabela Teixeira as

Helena Laureano as

Maria Hernâni as