Raising Victor Vargas
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Peter Sollett
Victor Rasuk
Judy Marte
Sylvestre Rasuk
Krystal Rodriguez
Melonie Diaz
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Synopsis
Manhattan's gritty, majestic Lower East Side is the sweltering romantic playground for Victor Vargas, a self-styled teenaged Casanova who, despite his adolescent hubris, has a lot to learn about love. Eager to protect his street-cred after his friends discover he's been sleeping with upstairs neighbour "Fat Donna", Victor sets out to nab a new girl. Much to her annoyance, popular "Juicy Judy" Ramirez finds herself the object of Victor's relentless attention. After a humiliating series of public rejections, Victor strikes a bargain with Judy's younger brother Carlos. In exchange for a date with Victor's younger sister, Vicky, Carlos will help Victor win Judy's affections. His plan proves successful and Judy agrees to tolerate him as "her new man," securing Victor's place high atop the neighbourhood's social pecking order. Unfortunately, his cantankerous old-school grandmother, with whom he and his siblings live, is convinced that Victor's teen-age sexual antics make him a bad kid. Caught between regaining his grandmother's trust and helping his kid brother and sister negotiate the oft-baffling ways of the world, Victor discover that there's a difference between acting like a man and becoming one.
Director
Peter Sollett
Cast
Victor Rasuk
Judy Marte
Sylvestre Rasuk
Krystal Rodriguez
Melonie Diaz
Altagarcia Guzman
Silvestre Rasuk
Kevin Rivera
Wilfree Vasquez
Donna Maldonado
Alex Garcia
John Ramos
Alex Garcia
Crew
Judy Becker
Steve Bourne
Alain De La Mata
Myron Kerstein
Scott Macaulay
Vincent Maraval
Tracy Mcknight
Roy Nathanson
Jill Newell
Robin O'hara
Tim Orr
Peter Sollett
Peter Sollett
Peter Sollett
Ulysses Torrero
Eva Vives
Bill Ware
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Miscellaneous Notes
Feature-length version of Pete Sollett's award winning short film "Five Feet High and Rising" (USA/1999).
Released in United States April 18, 2003
Released in United States January 2003
Released in United States on Video August 26, 2003
Released in United States Spring March 28, 2003
Released in United States January 2003 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (American Showcase) January 16-26, 2003.)
Released in United States Spring March 28, 2003 (NY)
Released in United States April 18, 2003 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States on Video August 26, 2003
