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Viva
Directed by
Paddy Breathnach
R
2015
1h 40m
Drama
7.2
80%
85%
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Cast of Viva
Héctor Medina
Jesus
Jorge Perugorría
Angel
Luis Alberto García
Mama
Renata Maikel Machin Blanco
Pamela
Luis Manuel Alvarez
Cindy
Laura Aleman
Cecilia
Paula Ali
Nita
Jorge Martínez
Celeste
Luis Angel Batista Bruzón
Don
Luis Daniel Ventura Garbendia
Kali
Maikol Villa Puey
William
Oscar Ibarra Napoles
Javier
Libia Batista
Lazara
Tomás Cao
Trainer Nestor
Jorge Eduardo Acosta Ordonez
Lydia
Mark O'Halloran
Ray
Rayma Pérez
Hooker
Carlos Enrique Riverón Rodríguez
Doctor
Niruka Castellón
Older Nurse
Carlos Calero Díaz
Tourist
Karla M. Venereo
Doctor Karla
Anyeli Constanten
Young Nurse
Josie Breathnach
Bebita
Viva Reviews
Arizona Republic
Randy Cordova
A movie that never quite comes to life, despite its title.
RogerEbert.com
Glenn Kenny
While its routinely sentimental story line could read as a European import, the performances and the depicted milieus feel distinct and right.
Seattle Times
John Hartl
Slick and raunchy when it might have been grindingly realistic, "Viva" is finally all heart.
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
The lively setting helps, but the main attration here is the familiar story, which has been around forever and yet never gets old.
San Diego Reader
Scott Marks
Had the filmmakers slathered as much mascara on their characters' eyelids as they did stoking the plot with sentiment, the cast would have spent the last third of the picture bumping into things.
Washington Post
Michael O'Sullivan
The story is slightly melodramatic, but director Paddy Breathnach finds ways to make it surprisingly moving at times, in the same way that he makes the Havana slums look paradoxically beautiful.
AV Club
Mike D'Angelo
Perugorra is such a terrific, soulful actor that he makes Viva's predictable dramatic trajectory ... seem a bit less moldy.
Entertainment Weekly
Leah Greenblatt
Havana's crumbling trapped-in-time beauty also plays a starring role, but it's Medina who provides the movie's raw, tender heart.
Slant Magazine
Diego Semerene
The drag in the film rejects the U.S.-centric obsession with "realness" and the acrobatics that come with it.
Austin Chronicle
Steve Davis
Even as the film's melodrama starts to lay on as thick as a La Lupe ballad, Medina's sensitive and luminous performance as a tarnished Latin angel who learns to spread his wings remains center stage, and rightly so. This young actor is good.
MovieFreak.com
Sara Michelle Fetters
A story of self, gender, identity and family, Viva is an absolute gem worthy of raucous celebration.
Variety
Guy Lodge
"Viva" appealingly makes up for a coy approach with gutsy, grabby follow-through on the high notes.
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
Nothing happens you won't see coming, but it's all so deftly done you're more than happy to wait for the inevitable to arrive.
Wall Street Journal
Joe Morgenstern
The beauty of "Viva" comes from within. Mr. Breathnach doesn't bother with picturesque vistas of old Havana, or with lurid shots of the club.
New York Times
Stephen Holden
It infuses a too-familiar story with so much heart that you surrender to its charm and forgive it for being unabashedly formulaic.
Village Voice
Monica Castillo
Viva doesn't perform to its fullest. Despite its gorgeous views and a pair of strong turns from veteran Cuban actors Perugorra and Garca, the film doesn't connect to the heart of its central character.
Chicago Reader
Marilyn Ferdinand
Sentimentality creeps into the closing scenes, undermining the film's tough-minded realism, but Breathnach and O'Halloran show a real affinity for life in Cuba.
indieWire
Gary M. Kramer
Viva features strong performances by its three leads, all of whom are fully committed to their roles.
The Hollywood Reporter
Stephen Farber
Director Paddy Breathnach reveals a sensitive touch with the material.
One Guy's Opinion
Frank Swietek
The setting is unusual but the narrative far less so...overly familiar and more than a little pat.
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