Fundación Huésped

This Spanish-language short was made using stop-motion animation and features very simple sets and characters. However, despite the relatively low budget, the film turns out to be a very effective way to teach kids about the dangers of unprotected sex. The film begins with three teenage girl dolls sitting on a bench. Without using actual words but sort of a Sims-type speech ("Bla, bla, bla"), the first girl describes her perfect man. Then, suddenly, he appears---as does a bed...

Hernán, married to Mariela, father of a son and owner of a furniture store, meets Gabriel, a young man with HIV, as a result of a car accident, whom he shelters in his home as if he were a member of the family. Various characters who, at first glance, seem to be free from prejudice, when faced directly with the disease, will have to overcome fear, lack of information, and the tendency to discriminate against this type of patient.

The special is a comedy of entanglement that happens around a typical neighborhood of the city that was altered by the presence of Nelson, a line, which we vizinhos consider an ungrateful place. Decide to hold a meeting to decide what to do and this is the scene for the first meeting between Mariela and Octavio. The problems of the neighborhood need to be excused by two young people to relate them.