El Super (1979)
February, 1978. Roberto and Aurelia are Cuban exiles living in New York City with their 17-year-old daughter. For ten years Roberto's been the super of an apartment building, firing up the boiler, repairing windows, and moving bags of garbage. He's homesick for Cuba, stuck in repetitive conversations about the Bay of Pigs, Castro, and life back home. After receiving some tragic news, Robert makes up his mind to quit the city and move to Miami.
- Date of release
- 1979-04-28
- TMDB
- 7.6 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Leon Ichaso, Orlando Jiménez Leal
Casting
- Raimundo Hidalgo-Gato — El Super
- Zully Montero — Aurelia
- Elizabeth Peña — Aurelita
- Reynaldo Medina — Pancho
Interesting facts
El Súper is a 1979 Spanish-language comedy-drama film directed by Leon Ichaso and Orlando Jiménez Leal, based on a stage play by Iván Acosta. The film is a look at life in the U.S. from the perspective of frustrated Cuban exiles.
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