Viva (2016)

  • NR
  • 02/05/2016 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 40m

Find your voice

Overview

Jesús, a young hairdresser, works at a Havana nightclub for drag performers and dreams of being a performer himself. Encouraged by his mentor, Mama, Jesús finally gets his chance to take the stage. But when Angel, his estranged father recently released from a 15-year stint in prison, abruptly reenters his life, his world is quickly turned upside down. The macho Angel tries to squash his son’s ambition to perform in drag. Father and son clash over their opposing expectations of each other, struggling to understand one another and reconcile as a family. Shot in a gritty neighborhood far from the Havana most tourists know, Viva is a heartrending story of music, performance, and survival.

Paddy Breathnach

Director

Mark O'Halloran

Screenplay

Cast

Héctor Medina's headshot

Héctor Medina

Jesus
Jorge Perugorría's headshot

Jorge Perugorría

Angel
Luis Alberto García's headshot

Luis Alberto García

Mama
Renata Maikel Machin Blanco's headshot

Renata Maikel Machin Blanco

Pamela
Luis Manuel Alvarez's headshot

Luis Manuel Alvarez

Cindy
Laura Aleman's headshot

Laura Aleman

Cecilia
Paula Ali's headshot

Paula Ali

Nita
Jorge Martínez's headshot

Jorge Martínez

Celeste

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