Vampires in Havana

The events occur in the 1930s during the Gerardo Machado era in Cuba. This period provides a tense political climate that amplifies the conspiracy around Vampisol and the rival vampire cartels. The time frame anchors the supernatural plot in a historical setting, enriching the chase with era-specific ambience.

The story unfolds in 1930s Havana, a city alive with street life and hidden agendas. The seediest neighborhoods become the main playground for a multi-front chase over the Vampisol formula. Havana’s atmosphere serves as a gritty backdrop where political tension and supernatural intrigue collide.

🧬 Identity

Pepe discovers his true vampiric heritage, forcing a clash between bloodline and self-determination. Vampisol’s promise to turn immortals into humans creates a dilemma about what it means to be human. The film probes whether identity can be rewritten or if biology ultimately prevails.

💰 Power

Two vampire factions—the Chicago cartel and European rivals—vie for Vampisol to dominate markets and profits. They manipulate Pepe and Lola to harness the formula, showing how wealth and influence drive dangerous scientific breakthroughs. In the end, power proves unstable as Vampisol’s true value collapses.

🕵️ Paranoia

The chase threads through Havana’s underbelly, where trust fractures and every ally could be an adversary. Conflicting loyalties between cartels and vampires heighten the sense of danger. The final warning—that a beach neighbor could be a vampire—dramatizes pervasive suspicion.