Interesting that the Executive Producer here is Benicio del Toro... he's from Puerto Rico, and this story takes place in Cuba. We learn right at the beginning that our hero Jesus (Héctor Medina) has no family, and is trying to earn a living as a hairdresser, but its not enough. He auditions at a friend's club in a drag number, but its rough going, and there seems to be a lot of competition. (who knew there was that much competition for drag queens in Havana ?) The other performers try to help him, but its an uphill climb. Has the usual themes of hairdressing, prison, and shaky-family connections that one finds in films by Paddy Breathnach. Papa suddenly comes back into his life and just gets in the way, a drunken mess. Won't let Jesus perform. The film is quite good; we get a good idea of life in Havana, what life is like for one group of LGBT folks. The music is excellent, the script, acting, all very high quality. Will Jesus have the strength to do what he wants (needs) to do to survive? A couple twists in here, just to spice things up. Incredible acting by Medina... you totally feel his pain all through the film. All the acting is top notch. Highly recommend this one.
