Claudia Rojas Movies
- 2002
A young woman who relocated for love must confront extraordinary, unplanned circumstances in the romantic drama Lázaro's Girlfriend from Madrid-based Spanish director Fernando Merinero. After one year of separation from her fiancé, Lázaro (Roberto Govin), Dolores (Claudia Rojas) leaves behind her life in Cuba to be near her love. She immediately learns that things are not as they should be when Lázaro fails to meet her at the airport. After conducting a bit of emergency fact-finding, Dolores learns that Lázaro is in jail on attempted rape charges and has picked up a hardcore heroin habit. As she works through her despair while trying to line up accommodations near the jail so she can visit Lázaro, she begins to gain a thorough understanding of her boyfriend's true nature when he asks her to sneak some heroin into jail for him. After initially complying, Dolores has a change of heart and begins to distance herself from Lázaro and his problems, eventually leading the optimistic Cuban to start a new life in her new environment. Lázaro's Girlfriend was an official selection in the 2002 Montreal World Film Festival. ~ Ryan Shriver, Rovi
- Starring:
- Claudia Rojas, Roberto Govin, (more)
A group of Havana bohemians look for love in the drama La Vida Es Silbar. Bebe (Bebe Perez) is an 18-year-old living in Cuba who was raised in an orphanage along with her two best friends, petty thief Elpidio (Luis Alberto Garcia) and aspiring dancer Mariana (Claudia Rojas). Another of Bebe's pals is Julia (Coralia Veloz), who is so shy she faints when she hears the word "sex;" fortunately, she works in a retirement home and doesn't hear it very often. Bebe serves as our guide as we follow the romantic misadventures of her three friends. When Elpidio lifts the wallet of Chrissy (Isabel Santos), a tourist who has traveled to Havana via balloon; he finds himself intrigued and calls her, hoping to put a romance into motion. Mariana meets another dancer, attractive Ismael (Joan Manuel Reyes), and soon finds herself struggling to maintain her composure. And when Julia is sent to an analyst (Rolando Brito) to do something about her shyness, she finds herself becoming increasingly attracted to the doctor. Noted for its stylish visual sense, La Vida Es Silbar played several of the world's top film festivals in 1999, including the Sundance, Berlin, Munich and Karlovy Vary Film Festivals. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Luis Alberto Garcia, Coralia Veloz, (more)
