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Viva
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Paddy Breathnach
Written by	Mark O'Halloran
Starring	Héctor Medina
Cinematography	Cathal Watters
Edited by	Stephen O'Connell
Music by	Stephen Rennicks
Release dates	4 September 2015 (2015-09-04) (Telluride) 19 August 2016 (2016-08-19) (Ireland)
Running time	100 minutes^[1]
Country	Ireland
Language	Spanish
Box office	$423,976^[2]

Viva is a 2015 Spanish-language Irish drama film, set in Cuba. It was directed by Paddy Breathnach and written by Mark O'Halloran. The film stars Héctor Medina as a Havana-based young drag performer who, after reuniting with his estranged father, must come to terms with his sexuality. The film was selected as the Irish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards.^[3]^[4]^[5] It made the December shortlist of nine films, but was not nominated.^[6]^[7]

Plot

Aspiring dancer Jesus does makeup for a production of drag performers in Havana but dreams to performer. Taking his opportunity to be onstage, a stranger from the crowd and punches him in the face who happens to be his estranged father, Angel, a former boxer. The father and son clash over their opposite personal values that eventually becomes a love story as they struggle to understand each other and become united as a whole family.

Cast

Jorge Perugorría as Angel
Luis Alberto García as Mama
Héctor Medina as Jesus
Jorge Martinez as Celeste
Luis Manuel Alvarez as Cindy
Maikel “Renata” Machin Blanco as Pamela
Laura Alemán as Cecilia
Paula Ali as Nita
Luis Angel Batista as Don
Luis Daniel Ventura as Kali
Maikol Villa Puey as William
Oscar Ibarra as Javier
Libia Batista as Lazara
Tomas Cao as Nestor
Jorge Acosta as Lydia
Mark O'Halloran as Ray

References

^ "Viva (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
^ Viva at Box Office Mojo
^ "Oscars: Ireland Selects Cuba-Set 'Viva' As Foreign Language Film Entry". Deadline. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
^ "Irish Film: Viva selected as Irish entry for Best Foreign Language Film for 88th Oscars". Ccannain. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
^ Ritman, Alex (17 September 2015). "Oscars: Ireland Selects 'Viva' For Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
^ "9 Foreign Language Films Advance In Oscar Race". Oscars. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
^ Kilday, Gregg (17 December 2015). "Oscars: Nine Titles Advance in Foreign Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 December 2015.

External links

Viva at IMDb
Viva at Rotten Tomatoes

v t e Films directed by Paddy Breathnach
Ailsa (1994) I Went Down (1997) Blow Dry (2001) Man About Dog (2004) Shrooms (2007) Freakdog (2008) Viva (2015) Rosie (2018)

v t e Irish submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Kings (2007) As If I Am Not There (2011) The Gift (2014) Viva (2015) Song of Granite (2017) Gaza (2019) Arracht (2020) Foscadh (2021) The Quiet Girl (2022) In the Shadow of Beirut (2023) Kneecap (2024)

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