Jesus (héctor media), a young hairdresser working at a havana nightclub dreams of being a performer.
encouraged by his mentor, mama (luis alberto garcía), jesus finally gets his chance to take the stage.
but when his estranged father angel (jorge perugorría) abruptly re-enters his life, his world is quickly turned upside down.
set in contemporary cuba, viva is a tender love story of a father and son struggling to escape from opposing expectations, duty and the burden of past sins.