1 Movie Directed by Orlando Jimènez Leal

El Super

El Super

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1979-04-29

Languages:

Spanish, English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

90 min

IMDB Ratings:

(111 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaComedy

Fullplot:

Slice of life look at Roberto and Aurelia, Cuban exiles living in New York City with their 17-year-old daughter Aurelita. It's February, 1978; the winter is harsh, and for ten years Roberto's been the super of an apartment building, firing up the boiler, repairing windows, moving bags of garbage. He's homesick for Cuba, stuck in repetitive conversations about the Bay of Pigs, Castro, and life back home. He's too depressed to make love to Aurelia, and when his daughter thinks she's pregnant and he receives sad news from Cuba, he makes up his mind to quit the city for Miami. The decision gives him new life, he remembers Aurelia's birthday, and they have a party to celebrate.

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