Barrio Cuba
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Humberto Solas
Luisa Maria Jimenez
Jorge Perugorria
Isabel Santos
Mario Limonta
Enrique Molina
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Synopsis
Magalis is a nurse who has become the unwitting target of repeated romantic advances from Ignacio, a man many years her senior who works in a lumberyard. One day, Ignacio is seriously injured while on the job, and he's taken to the hospital, where to his delight and her annoyance Magalis is assigned to look after him. Elsewhere, El Chino is a truck driver who has fallen in love with Vivian,who works in a drugstore. Vivian and Chino's relationship is deeply passionate, and they're both delighted when she discovers she's pregnant. However, their joy turns to lingering grief when she suffers a miscarriage. And finally, Maria has been quarreling with her husband Santo and leaves him, which is worrisome for Santo since she's pregnant with his child. Eventually, Maria reconsiders and comes home, to the joy and relief of Santo and his mother Amparo.However, the fates have decided their happiness will be short lived.
Director
Humberto Solas
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States October 2006
Released in United States on Video February 5, 2008
Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 5-19, 2006.
Released in United States on Video February 5, 2008
Released in United States October 2006 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 5-19, 2006.)
