Habana Eva is a 2010 Venezuelan romantic comedy film

Romantic comedy film

Romantic comedy films are films with light-hearted, humorous plotlines, centered on romantic ideals such as that true love is able to surmount most obstacles. One dictionary definition is "a funny movie, play, or television program about a love story that ends happily"...

 directed by Fina Torres

Fina Torres

Fina Torres is a Venezuelan film director. Born in Caracas, she became known by winning la Caméra d'Or award at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival with her directorial debut film, Oriana. She studied design, photography and journalism in Venezuela and later on film at the Institut des hautes études...

, starring Prakriti Maduro and Juan Carlos García

Juan Carlos García

Juan Carlos García Álvarez , not to be confused with Honduran footballer Juan Carlos Garcia, is a Mexican football forward. He currently plays for Estudiantes Tecos in the Primera Division de Mexico.-References:...

 and filmed in La Habana, Cuba

Cuba

The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...

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The film won the Best Picture award at the New York International Latino Film Festival

New York International Latino Film Festival

The New York International Latino Film Festival is a major Hispanic film festival located in New York City. The festival features over sixty films, shorts, and documentaries over the course of six days, along with other events focused on Latino culture....

 on 2 August 2010.

Plot

Eva (Maduro) works as a seamstress in a sweatshop where she dreams to become a fashion designer and own a room to marry her longtime partner Angel (Almirante) an indolent yet charming islander. Her destiny changes when she meets Jorge (García

Juan Carlos García

Juan Carlos García Álvarez , not to be confused with Honduran footballer Juan Carlos Garcia, is a Mexican football forward. He currently plays for Estudiantes Tecos in the Primera Division de Mexico.-References:...

) a handsome and wealthy exiled

Cuban exile

The term "Cuban exile" refers to the many Cubans who have sought alternative political or economic conditions outside the island, dating back to the Ten Years' War and the struggle for Cuban independence during the 19th century...

 raised in Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

 who visits Cuba with a more ambitious project than taking photos for a book. Eva falls for him and she would have to decide whether to go on with her Cuban boyfriend or leave with the foreigner.

Cast

• Prakriti Maduro as Eva
• Juan Carlos García
  Juan Carlos García
  Juan Carlos García Álvarez , not to be confused with Honduran footballer Juan Carlos Garcia, is a Mexican football forward. He currently plays for Estudiantes Tecos in the Primera Division de Mexico.-References:...
  
   as Jorge
• Carlos Enrique Almirante as Angel
• Yuliet Cruz as Teresa