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La Visa Loca
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Wikipedia article
'La Visa Loca' is a 2005 Filipino comedy-drama film directed by Mark Meily, produced by Sharon Cuneta, and starring Robin Padilla, Rufa Mae Quinto and Johnny Delgado. The plot concerns a taxi driver who dreams of going to the United States.
Plot
Jess Huson (Robin Padilla) is a Filipino taxi driver who dreamed of obtaining a visa to be able to go to the United States. Jess meets his ex-girlfriend (Rufa Mae Quinto) and her young son Jason (Kurt Perez) who might actually be his. However, his visa application was denied. Jess's aging but randy diabetic father (Johnny Delgado) spends his days watching TV. One day, the famous TV host Nigel Adams came to the Philippines and Jess becomes his guide. He learns Nigel's brother was the one who operated one of the biggest nursing aid agencies in the US East Coast.
Cast
*Robin Padilla as Jess Huson
*Johnny Delgado as Papang
*Rufa Mae Quinto as Mara
*Paul Holme as Nigel Adams
*David Shannon as David
*Kurt Perez as Jason
*RJ Padilla as Young Jess
Film name
The name of the film is a reference to one of Ricky Martin's famous songs, "Livin' la Vida Loca".
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