El Súper (1979)
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Filmed in the US but acted in Spanish, El Super is a warmhearted spin on the plight of Cuban exiles in old, cold New York. The coldness is not only figurative but literal: the refugees arrive in the Big Apple in the dead of winter, and hole up in a barely heated basement apartment. "El Super" is lonely building superintendent Reymundo Hidalgo-Gato. Himself a Cuban expatriate of ten years' standing, Hidalgo-Gato feels totally out of place in New York, yet he has very little in common with his newly arrived countrymen. Hidalgo-Gato's appealing star turn is matched by the sprightly performance of leading lady Elizabeth Pena. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Raymundo Hidalgo-Gato, Zully Montero, (more)
- Director(s):
- Orlando Jimenez Leal, Leon Ichaso, (more)
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of El Súper
Filmed in the US but acted in Spanish, El Super is a warmhearted spin on the plight of Cuban exiles in old, cold New York. The coldness is not only figurative but literal: the refugees arrive in the Big Apple in the dead of winter, and hole up in a barely heated basement apartment. "El Super" is lonely building superintendent Reymundo Hidalgo-Gato. Himself a Cuban expatriate of ten years' standing, Hidalgo-Gato feels totally out of place in New York, yet he has very little in common with his newly arrived countrymen. Hidalgo-Gato's appealing star turn is matched by the sprightly performance of leading lady Elizabeth Pena. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of El Súper
- Raymundo Hidalgo-Gato - El Super
- Raynaldo Medina - Pancho
- Juan Granda - Cuco
- Elizabeth Peña - Aurelita
- Zully Montero - Aurelia
- Efrain Lopez Neris - Bobby
- Hilda Lee
- Orlando Jimenez Leal
- Director(s):
- Leon Ichaso, Orlando Jimenez Leal
- Writer(s):
- Manuel Arce, Leon Ichaso
- Producer(s):
- Manuel Arce, Leon Ichaso
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