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Victor

Victor

1995Short⏱️ 20m
Short

A young man decides to make a documentary about his drug-dealing cousin Victor, who has a rather singular outlook on life. But first he has to find him.

Director
Freddy Vargas
Writers
N/A
Stars
Giovanny Espinal, Freddy Vargas, Francia Espinal
Release Date
September 4, 1995
Language
Spanish
Country
United States
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Wins
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🎭 Top Cast

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Giovanny Espinal
as Victor
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Freddy Vargas
as Tony
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Francia Espinal
as Carmen
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Willie Almonte
as Cocotu 1
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Andre El Moncho
as Cocotu 2
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Teresa Sánchez
as Ingrid
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Coralie Almonte
as Kid 1
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Ashley Almonte
as Kid 2
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Gersan Sánchez Jr.
as Kid 3

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Black and White

🏷️ Keywords

dominican in usadominican immigrantdominican in new york

🎯 Categories

SpanishShort

💡 Did You Know?

The film was originally written as a short script for a non fiction writing class at St. John's University by Freddy Vargas. He then decided to make it into a fake documentary using non actors from Washington Heights that closely resembled the characters, and using the real locations where the real characters hung out. The audience gasped at the end of the screening at the 1995 Telluride film festival once they found out that what they were watching were non actors faking a documentary. The director played the voice of Victor's cousin throughout the film.

📖 Synopsis

A young man decides to make a documentary about his drug-dealing cousin Victor, who has a rather singular outlook on life. But first he has to find him.