El Super
1979 · Movie · 90 min. · United States
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.
Direction Leon Ichaso · Orlando Jiménez Leal
Cast Raimundo Hidalgo-Gato · Zully Montero · Reynaldo Medina · Elizabeth Peña · Juan Granda · Hilda Lee · Phil Joint · Ana Margarita Martínez Casado
Soundtrack Enrique Ubieta
Screenplay Manuel Arce · Leon Ichaso
Original title El Super
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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