Cayo is a Puerto Rican

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

 film released in 2005

2005 in film

- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2005...

. It was directed by Vicente Juarbe and written by Ineabelle Sánchez and Pedro Muñiz. The film also stars Roselyn Sanchez

Roselyn Sanchez

Roselyn Sánchez is a Puerto Rican singer-songwriter, model, actress, producer and writer of film and television.-Early life:...

.

Plot synopsis

The film follows the life of Iván, a former Vietnam War

Vietnam War

The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...

 veteran (who later becomes a New York City Police officer) who returns to his childhood home island of Culebra

Culebra, Puerto Rico

Isla Culebra is an island-municipality of Puerto Rico originally called Isla Pasaje and Isla de San Ildefonso. It is located approximately east of the Puerto Rican mainland, west of St. Thomas and north of Vieques. Culebra is spread over 5 wards and Culebra Pueblo...

 in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

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, after he is diagnosed with cancer

Cancer

Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...

. Married to his longtime love, Julia, he tries to reconnect with his former best friend, Kike, who has estranged himself from the couple after Julia broke his heart and married Iván instead.

Cast

• Roselyn Sanchez
  Roselyn Sanchez
  Roselyn Sánchez is a Puerto Rican singer-songwriter, model, actress, producer and writer of film and television.-Early life:...
  
   - Young Julia
• Ivan Camilo - Kike
• Raul Carbonell, Jr. - Willie
• Kamar De Los Reyes
  Kamar de los Reyes
  Kamar de los Reyes is an American actor.Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico to Cuban percussionist Walfredo de los Reyes and a Puerto Rican mother, Matilde Pages, Kamar de los Reyes grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada...
  
   - Young Ivan
• Carlos Esteban Fonseca
  Carlos Esteban Fonseca
  Carlos Esteban rose to fame while co-hosting the hit television game show "Dame Un Break" alongside Dagmar. Also famous for his portrayal of a broke down family man in the "La Fiebre" television movie saga....
  
   - Ivan
• Yamaris Latorre - Lourdes
• Idalia Pérez Garay - Julia
• Aris Mejias Agosto - Aidita

See also

• Cinema of Puerto Rico
  Cinema of Puerto Rico
  The history of the Cinema industry in Puerto Rico begins with the US invasion of the island in 1898. At that time, the American soldiers brought cameras to record what they saw. It was not until the 1912 that Puerto Ricans would begin to produce their own films.After this, Puerto Rican cinema has...
  
  
• List of films set in Puerto Rico
• List of Puerto Ricans in the Academy Awards

Sources

• Todo listo para el estreno de Cayo by Miguel López Ortíz.
• Roselyn Sanchez cosecha lo sembrado by Daniela Torres-Mattus.