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AMERICAN VISA
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Synopsis:
Mario, a provincial schoolteacher, wants to emigrate to the US to begin a new life
with his son who lives in Miami. When his visa application is turned down, he plans
a robbery to pay for a visa in the black market. But fate has an unexpected turn
when Mario meets Blanca, a nightclub dancer, who is looking for a different kind
of dream: the Bolivian dream.
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DIRECTOR’S CV:
Juan Carlos Valdivia was born in La Paz, Bolivia. He studied at Columbia College
in Chicago. In 1993, he won a 100, 000 Us dollars from the New Latin American Cinema
Foundation for his screenplay Jonah and the Pink Whale, which he directed in 1994
in co-production with Mexico. The film was a huge success in Bolivia and was released
in several countries. It won Best Feature Film in Cartagena. He also directed the
Mexican feature film The Last Gospel – 2007.
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Director :
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Juan Carlos Valdivia
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Cast :
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Demian Bichir (Professor Mario Alvarez)
Kate del Castillio (Blanca)
Roberto Barbery (Alfonso)
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Production :
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2007
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