Viva 8 years old
Find your voice
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.
Credits
Viva Cast
Name | Character |
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Jorge Perugorría He was 50, now 58 years old | as Angel |
Luis Alberto García He was 54, now 62 years old | as Mama |
Héctor Medina was 40, now 49 years old | as Jesus |
Paula Ali She was 77, now 86 years old |
Viva Crew
Name | Department |
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Paki Smith as Production Design. | Art |
Paddy Breathnach as Director. He was 52 (now 60) years old | Directing |
Robert Walpole as Producer. He was 339 (68) years old when He died | Production |
Mark O'Halloran as Screenplay. He was 115 (now 123) years old | Writing |
Stephen Rennicks as Original Music Composer. He was 43 (now 52) years old | Sound |
Sofia Marques as Costume Design. | Costume & Make-Up |