A King in Havana
A King in Havana
| 27 May 2005 (USA)
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Mr. Arturo, an old rich Spanishman who arrives to Havana to marry Yoli, dies suddenly in bed. Yoli's family, afraid of losing all the money, convinces her ex-boyfriend Papito to go to Spain and get the money. Papito will have to be clever enough to deceive everybody and succeed in Spain

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NekoHomey

Purely Joyful Movie!

Fairaher

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

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Skyler

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

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Francene Odetta

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

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daniel Carbajo López

Papito is a poor actor that lives in Cuba with Yoli, his girlfriend. Due to the need of money, Yoli must marry Arturo, a rich man from Spain, but he suddenly dies at the honeymoon so Papito must disguise himself in Arturo and travel to Spain in order to go back with as much money as possible. Unluckily for him Arturo results to be part of a Spanish kitsch mafia, so he will have to pass through dangerous ridicule situations to save his life. Well the plot is silly, as the movie, but it is entertaining (which is the only aim of the film). Itis clear that anyone is a good actor, but they are decent eno0ugh to make their part correctly. Valdés is by far the best (well, he is the director and the main character) and he is able to make two good gags during all the movie, the rest of it just passes by with little smiles. Entertaining and nothing more.

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vanrigo

I Loved this movie, it was romantic and very funny. A unique film and a film close to my heart as I am Cuban American...don't know if it translates well into English, however, I can't imagine a Spanish-speaking person not enjoying this movie. It made me laugh over and over again and every time I watch it I find new hilarious comments I didn't catch the first time around. I have watched other films with Cuban themes and so far this is the one that has been the most enjoyable and light-hearted. It is just a movie that was made with one aim in mind, to make the audience laugh...The music is also very good and highlights key scenes...I highly recommend it, especially if you can relate...

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mabejo_titi

I've seen the film and I think it is just one of those that rather you just forget right after seeing it or you just believe you haven't seen it, it no matters anyway. The film makes you laugh at times but only that and has nothing new that can provide you with any innovative feedback, but it was nice to see regarding that I come also from there, the film does not depict nothing new to the viewers it's been seen often themes like these and as far as I'm concerned there will be people to find it amusing rather than boring and anyway the situation that goes right now in cuba should not be so easily depicted and non believable for the eyes of the audience cause that's not a way to get away from cuba. but i would rate the film 5 out of 10

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lulides

This movie took me by surprise. It has a quite obvious script but the twists and turns and the very funny characters make it a must-see dark comedy. For those who like the Spanish "everything-goes" type of comedy. These are actually Cuban actors most of them and it looks like it was filmed in Cuba as well. My husband is Cuban and it's funny how they show they lifestyle without getting compromise with politics. Very well handled and fun to watch. The characters couldn't have been chosen better. Yoli's mother is perfect... I've met so many women like her in Miami! We don't have many chances to get into the Cuban world and this is a sarcastic way to do it, even though is not that funny in real life, but they manage to have a good time after all.

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