Although the generally recognized release date for this film is 1954, just below 'The End' (FIN) credit, MCMLIII (1953) is the date that appears.
Casta de Roble (1954) is not a period film and takes place in Cuba over a span of about 20 years, bringing the ending to about 1974, with no mention of of Castro or communism.
The Hanabanilla Waterfall seen in this film, was destroyed by the Castro regime to make way for a hydroelectric plant and no longer exists as such. It was the premiere waterfall, and the pride of Cuba.
Rosendo Rosell, a native of Placetas, Las Villas, Cuba, composer of Orquesta Aragon's 1956 hit 'Calculadora', stars in this film as Lorenzo Montero.
In English, "Casta de Roble" means "Caste of Oak", referring both to a class of strong peasant stock, a family name, and the name of it's ranch.