Puerto Rico / Mar 01, 1993
A Flight of Hope (1993)
Directed by Luis Molina Casanova
1h 12minruntime
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| José M. Umpierre | |
| Axel Anderson | Padre Gautier |
| Dennis M. Rivera | |
| Carmen Nydia Velázquez | |
| Ernesto Vélez Gandía | |
| Norma Candal | Miguelina |
| Raúl Dávila | Ernesto |
| Eugenio Monclova | Passenger visiting NY for the first time |
| Orlando Rodríguez | Lcdo. Aguayo |
| Esther Marí | Sandalia Serrano |
| Tony Chiroldes | |
| Ángel F. Rivera | Orlando Colón |
| Julio Ramos | |
| Andrés F. Quiñones | |
| Joe Rosa | |
| Gerardo Ortiz | |
| Mario Roche | Mirabal (taxi driver) |
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| Alba Nydia Díaz | Pilar Marrero |
| David Rodríguez | |
| Hilda Avilés | |
| Marian Pabón | Mary Powell |
| Kate Garrity | Katy Molson |
| Ineabelle Colón | |
| Luis Enrique Romero | |
| Nilka Desiree Rosado | |
| Delia Esther Quiñones | |
| Santos Nazario | Don Tiburcio |
| Roy Sánchez-Vahamonde | Boy (segment "La maroma") |
| Hector Travieso | |
| Cristina Soler | |
| Víctor Santos | Santa Claus |
| Iliana García | |
| Noelia Crespo |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | La guagua aérea |
| Original language | Español (ES) |
| Spoken languages | Español |
| Production countries | Puerto Rico |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Corporación de Producciones Culturales |
| Release date | 1 marzo 1993 |
| Production | Luis Molina Casanova, Luis González Argüeso, Nannette Rosa Collazo |
| Writer | Luis Rafael Sánchez, Cristina Díaz Curbelo, Juan Carlos García, Eneida Molina |
| Casting | Tere López |
| Editing | Alfonso Borrell |
| Cinematography | Milton Graña, Demetrio Fernández, Enrique Puig |
| Assistant directors | Tito Otero, Juan Carlos García, Rose Marie Previdi, Luis Molina Casanova, Juan Esteban Suárez . |
| Lighting | Leslie Colombani |
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| Camera operators | Demetrio Fernández, Milton Graña, Enrique Puig |
| Additional photography | Enrique Puig, Demetrio Fernández, Milton Graña |
| Production design | Ivonne Belén, José Checa Cuevas |
| Art direction | Ivonne Belén, José Checa Cuevas |
| Set decoration | José Checa Cuevas, Ivonne Belén |
| Music | Javier Hernández, Antonio Betancourt |
| Sound | Antonio Betancourt, Javier Hernández |
| Costume design | Gloria Sáez |
| Makeup | Gloria Sáez |
| Hairstyling | Gloria Sáez |
| Budget | 1.300.000 € |
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