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Comparing Viva Cuba And Romeo And Juliet
The movie Viva Cuba has lots of similarities between it and Romeo and juliet. In most areas the movie Viva Cuba seems based off of Romeo and Juliet. Both stories show love, hope, and hurt.
First, the love that is shown between Malu and Jorgito is very similar to Romeo and Juliets. They show so much care and concern for each other. They care about the best for each other and nothing can separate them. Even their parents try to keep them apart just like in Romeo and Juliet, but they don’t let that keep them apart. Another example is when they are sad or scared Malu and Jorgito always tried to stay together. They faced the trip together and they always had each other's backs. In Romeo and Juliet they also faced everything together like when Romeo

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