Killing Castro is a 2026 American biographical drama film directed by Eif Rivera in his feature film debut, and written by Colin Bateman, Thomas DeGrezia and Leon Hendrix. It stars Al Pacino, Diego Boneta, Xolo Maridueña, KiKi Layne, Alexander Ludwig, Ron Livingston, Kendrick Sampson, Nicole Beharie, Logan Marshall-Green, Titus Welliver, Frankie Faison and Paul Ben-Victor.
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Cast
Al Pacino as Robert Maheu
Diego Boneta as Fidel Castro
Xolo Maridueña as Leonel
KiKi Layne as Ava
Alexander Ludwig
Ron Livingston
Kendrick Sampson as Malcolm X
Nicole Beharie
Logan Marshall-Green as Johnny Roselli
Titus Welliver
Gil Perez-Abraham
Paul Ben-Victor as Sam Giancana
Frankie Faison as Love B. Woods, owner of the Hotel Theresa
John Rubinstein as President Eisenhower
Héctor Medina as Raúl Castro
Ana Isabelle as Marita Lorenz
Luis Antonio Ramos
Eugene Alper as Nikita Khrushchev
Ed Moran as Christian Herter
Chris Tardio as Santo Trafficante Jr.
Matthew Jacob as Alexander Alexeyev
Taylor Shurte
Production
In December 2023, it was announced that a biographical drama film based on the true events of Fidel Castro’s visit to New York City in 1960 was being made. Al Pacino, Diego Boneta, Xolo Maridueña, KiKi Layne, Alexander Ludwig, Ron Livingston, Kendrick Sampson, Nicole Beharie, Logan Marshall-Green, Titus Welliver, and Paul Ben-Victor rounded out the cast, with principal photography beginning that month.
Release
Killing Castro screened in the industry market at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2025. It premiered at the Tribeca Festival on June 9, 2026.