La Visa Loca Explained

La Visa Loca
Director:Mark Meily
Starring:Robin Padilla
Music:Vincent de Jesus
Cinematography:Lee Meily
Studio:Unitel Pictures
Distributor:Unitel Pictures
Country:Philippines
Language:Filipino

La Visa Loca is a 2005 Filipino comedy-drama film written and directed by Mark Meily. The film stars 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

Film name

The name of the film is a reference to one of Ricky Martin's famous songs, "Livin' la Vida Loca".