Santa, a peasant woman loyal to the Revolution, is sent to guard Andrés, a gay writer who is under house arrest, considered “ untrustworthy” for his ideas and sexuality by the Cuban authorities. Set in a small village in eastern Cuba during the early 1980s, this poignant political drama depicts an encounter between two deeply thoughtful souls on opposite sides of a profound cultural divide. Both have experienced deep loss, and both know the damaging effects of isolation and oppression. Even so, the cavernous ideological divide separating them — the same one that has separated Cuban friends and kin for over 50 years — has until now seemed insurmountable.
Unfortunately the movie Santa & Andres is not yet available on HBO Max.
Writing | Carlos Lechuga | Writer |
Directing | Carlos Lechuga | Director |
Camera | Javier Labrador Deulofeu | Director of Photography |
Editing | Joanna Montero | Editor |
Writing | Eliseo Altunaga | Story |
Writing | Carlos Lechuga | Story |