Nueba Yol
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Miguel Muniz
Luisito Marti
Caridad Ravelo
Raul Carbonell
Joel Garcia
Alfonso Zayas
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Nueba Yol (Dominican slang for New York) is the ever-elusive goal of the eccentric Balbuena, whose attempts to legally emigrate have been denied for years. Under the dubious influence of his friend Fellito, Balbuena mortgages his tiny home to pay a corrupt American Embassy consul for an immigration visa. In New York, however, Balbuena's dream of instant riches is replaced by a cold and dreary landscape of poverty, bureaucracy and demeaning off-the-books labor. Matters grow worse as the unassimilated Balbuena becomes an embarrassment to the Americanized wife and teenage children of his cousin, in whose cramped apartment he is living. Balbuena's fortunes slowly begin to improve, however, in an unexpected romance with Nancy, a lonely immigrant planning to return to Santo Domingo, and with a janitorial job in a Mexican restaurant which blossoms into his becoming a chef and then part-owner. But Balbuena's happiness is threatened when Fellito targets him for a drug-related robbery.
Director
Miguel Muniz
Cast
Luisito Marti
Caridad Ravelo
Raul Carbonell
Joel Garcia
Alfonso Zayas
Rafael Villalona
Rosalba Rolon
Bersaida Vega
Crew
Antonio L Arroyo
Elisa Menocal Barton
Carlotta Carretero
Rafael Cespedes
Rafael Demarchena
Richard Douglas
Victoria Kluge
Jose Lluberes
Archie Lopez
Luisito Marti
Lawrence E Martin
Joseph Medina
Sarah Miller
Miguel Muniz
Miguel Angel Muniz
Miguel Angel Muniz
Elias Munoz
Chris Norr
Robinson Perez
Manuel Pouerie
Pengbian Sang Ben
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Expanded Release in United States April 19, 1996
Expanded Release in United States February 23, 1996
Expanded Release in United States May 17, 1996
Expanded Release in United States May 3, 1996
Released in United States 1997
Released in United States August 1997
Released in United States Winter February 14, 1996
Shown at American Film Market in Santa Monica, California February 27 - March 3, 1997.
Began shooting May 3, 1994.
With box office of about $1.2 million, "Nueba Yol" is the Dominican Republic's all-time top-grossing theatrical release.
Released in United States 1997 (Shown at American Film Market in Santa Monica, California February 27 - March 3, 1997.)
Released in United States Winter February 14, 1996 (NY)
Expanded Release in United States February 23, 1996
Expanded Release in United States April 19, 1996
Expanded Release in United States May 3, 1996
Expanded Release in United States May 17, 1996
Released in United States August 1997 (Shown in New York City (Walter Reade) as part of program, "Latin American Cinema Now" August 1-21, 1997.)
