A comedy narrating the adventures of ten Puerto Ricans looking for a better life. The film centers on an airplane trip to New York during 1960's. It relates in a comical, yet poignant manner, the array of reasons each of the passengers has for leaving Puerto Rico and the challenges they face as suggested by the interactions of the Anglo crew and the passengers.
Language
Spanish; Castilian
Release Date
March 1, 1993
Budget
$1,300,000
Cast
José Luis (Chavito) Marrero
Faustino Román
Teófilo Torres
Mateo
Gladys Rodríguez
Dominga
Sunshine Logroño
Bob "Berto" Barker
Gladys Aguayo
Carmen
Adamari López
Mariana
Idalia Pérez Garay
Gulderia
José M. Umpierre
Axel Anderson
Padre Gautier
Dennis M. Rivera
Carmen Nydia Velázquez
Ernesto Vélez Gandía
Norma Candal
Miguelina
Raúl Dávila
Ernesto
Eugenio Monclova
Passenger visiting NY for the first time
Orlando Rodríguez
Lcdo. Aguayo
Esther Marí
Sandalia Serrano
Tony Chiroldes
Ángel F. Rivera
Orlando Colón
Julio Ramos
Andrés F. Quiñones
Joe Rosa
Gerardo Ortiz
Mario Roche
Mirabal (taxi driver)
Alba Nydia Díaz
Pilar Marrero
David Rodríguez
Hilda Avilés
Marian Pabón
Mary Powell
Kate Garrity
Katy Molson
Ineabelle Colón
Luis Enrique Romero
Nilka Desiree Rosado
Delia Esther Quiñones
Santos Nazario
Don Tiburcio
Roy Sánchez-Vahamonde
Boy (segment "La maroma")
Hector Travieso
Cristina Soler
Víctor Santos
Santa Claus
Iliana García
Noelia Crespo
Show Full Crew
Directing
Luis Molina Casanova
Director
Juan Carlos García
Assistant Director
Juan Esteban Suárez
Script Supervisor
Tito Otero
Assistant Director
Rose Marie Previdi
Assistant Director
Production
Luis Molina Casanova
Producer
Tere López
Casting
Nannette Rosa Collazo
Production Manager
Nannette Rosa Collazo
Associate Producer
Luz Eneida Nuñez
Unit Production Manager
Luis González Argüeso
Associate Producer
Janet García
Production Coordinator
Ivette Ildefonsa
Production Coordinator
María Victoria Bonnin
Location Manager
Writing
Juan Carlos García
Screenplay
Eneida Molina
Writer
Luis Rafael Sánchez
Story
Cristina Díaz Curbelo
Screenplay
Art
Sound
Camera
Enrique Puig
Additional Camera
Demetrio Fernández
First Assistant Camera
Milton Graña
Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up
Lighting
Editing
Crew