Hello everyone, Becky here!
Below is the synopsis of a wonderful movie from Cuba:
Viva Cuba
In a tale akin to "Romeo and Juliet," the friendship between two children is threatened by their parents' differences. Malú is from an upper-class family and her single mother does not want her to play with Jorgito, as she thinks his background coarse and commonplace. Jorgito's mother a poor socialist proud of her family's social standing, places similar restrictions on her son. What neither woman recognizes is the immense strength of the bond between Malú and Jorgito. When the children learn that Malú's mother is planning to leave Cuba, they decide to travel to the other side of the island to find Malú's father and persuade him against signing the forms that would allow it.
This is a great movie to use to discuss the linguistic characteristics of Cuban Spanish as well as some cultural aspects. You can borrow it from the Lafayette Public Library in Lafayette, IN!
It would also seem that most if not all of the movie is watchable on YouTube. It may also be commercially available. A good place too check would be Amazon. --- Chris
It would also seem that most if not all of the movie is watchable on YouTube. It may also be commercially available. A good place too check would be Amazon. --- Chris
I have copied the youtube site for the trailer below:
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