The Caribbean Popstar

Production Country: USA, Puerto Rico
Running Time: 17 mins
Year: 2026

Between Puerto Rico and New York City, a rising queer artist imagines a new kind of Caribbean icon. Ana Macho explores how music, drag and self-expression become acts of liberation, resilience and cultural transformation.

FILM CREW:
Director: Nicolle Marquez
Producer: Samara Pérez Santiago, Valeria A. Avina
Exec Producer: Nicolle Márquez, Astrid Lark, Valeria Avina, Samara Pérez Santiago, Raúl Abner Samrah
DOP: Jeannice Mustafá
Editor: Nicolle Márquez
Sound Design: Yarelmi Iglesias Vázquez
Composer: Mitxhell de León

Cast: Karhu Castro Vega


FESTIVALS:
TBC