Cuban Heart

Cuban Heart

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A film by Jake Ajamian

DIRECTED BY

Jake Ajamian

WRITTEN BY

Adriana Blanco

PRODUCED BY

Adriana Blanco

CAST

Eddy Blanco, Claudia Blanco, Eddy M. Blanco, Alex Blanco, Adriana Blanco

SYNOPSIS

In the year 2000, after almost forty years of exile in California, Armando Blanco was faced with the decision as to whether he should stay true to his moral duty, thus refusing to set foot again in communist Cuba, or to embrace the love he had for his dying brother. Armando found his way back to Cuba for one day to find himself once again amongst his own, immersed in hours full of joy and song. It was an unforgettable experience in the company of his loved ones who from that moment on, he would never see again.

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Cuban Heart

DIRECTED BY: Jake Ajamian

WRITTEN BY: Adriana Blanco

PRODUCED BY: Adriana Blanco

CAST: Eddy Blanco, Claudia Blanco, Eddy M. Blanco, Alex Blanco, Adriana Blanco

SYNOPSIS:
In the year 2000, after almost forty years of exile in California, Armando Blanco was faced with the decision as to whether he should stay true to his moral duty, thus refusing to set foot again in communist Cuba, or to embrace the love he had for his dying brother. Armando found his way back to Cuba for one day to find himself once again amongst his own, immersed in hours full of joy and song. It was an unforgettable experience in the company of his loved ones who from that moment on, he would never see again.