A Flight of Hope (1993)

6.7/10 72 min Comedy

Overview

A comedy narrating the adventures of ten Puerto Ricans looking for a better life. The film centers on an airplane trip to New York during 1960's. It relates in a comical, yet poignant manner, the array of reasons each of the passengers has for leaving Puerto Rico and the challenges they face as suggested by the interactions of the Anglo crew and the passengers.

Cast

José Luis (Chavito) Marrero

Faustino Román

Teófilo Torres

Mateo

Gladys Rodríguez

Dominga

Sunshine Logroño

Bob "Berto" Barker

Gladys Aguayo

Carmen

Adamari López

Mariana

Idalia Pérez Garay

Gulderia

Axel Anderson

Padre Gautier

Carmen Nydia Velázquez

Raúl Dávila

Ernesto

Eugenio Monclova

Passenger visiting NY for the first time

Orlando Rodríguez

Lcdo. Aguayo

Julio Ramos

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