American Visa2005

Director
Juan Carlos Valdivia

Acters

Demian Bichir (Professor Mario Alvarez)
Kate del Castillo (Blanca)
Alberto Etcheverry (Don Antonio)
Roberto Barbery (Alfonso)
Jorge Ortiz Sanchez (Ballon)
Claudia Lobo (Norah)

After being denied an American visa, a Bolivian professor becomes involved in a web of criminal activities, holds-up the American consulate and falls for a beautiful prostitute from the Bolivian lowlands.
Mario is a retired English teacher from the Bolivian countryside. Leaving his career, his home, his town and his past, he sets out to follow his dream of seeing the United States. Mario hopes to become a part of the American dream; America to him is opportunity, stability, and a place to escape from his old life and reunite with his now adult son. Mario arrives in La Paz in order to secure a travel visa for the US. Once there, he meets and befriends Blanca, an exotic dancer at the local strip club. But Mario is a diligent man, and he is willing to revert to any measure possible to obtain that one thing which he wants most: a life in the United States.
“Valdivia’s craft shines through. The film is a good team effort, with a well-balanced soundtrack and if the protagonists were Tom Hanks and Zeta-Jones, this would have a box-office hit.” – Cine Visiones
“Valdivia’s thoughtful meditation on the post-9/11 political climate.” – TV Guide
“Shot in beautiful Bolivia with Mexican stars, the movie may be foreign to many of us in India and elsewhere…but its theme is right from our neighborhood.” – Vivek’s Info