Vida

TRT: 18 minutes, in Spanish with English subtitles, Color, copyright: 1989

In this playful and cutting-edge melodrama created in 1989, a young Latina woman in New York struggles to come to terms with the dangers of AIDS, while navigating her boyfriend’s antiquated notions about dating and sex. Commissioned by AIDS Film in New York, Vida exemplifies and encourages AIDS awareness and safe sex practices in the Latino community, particularly among young urban women.