Jesús and his search for a heterotopic place to become Viva

Abstract

This paper analyzes the Irish-Cuban movie entitled Viva. This research takes as its starting point the idea that the cabaret constitutes a heterotopic space that allows Jesus to become Viva. In addition, I examine the encounter between Jesús/Viva and Ángel and the socioeconomic aspects that surround these characters, by paying special attention to the contrast between the neighbourhood and the cabaret, by focusing on the importance of the second one as an alternative to the daily ordinariness. The cabaret is the place in which Jesus can assume their feminine side without being judged. Furthermore, this paper examines the importance of the parrhesia between Jesús/Viva and Ángel has as a key element to allow them to know and accept each other and to make up for the lost time.