‘Cherri’ director Fabián Suárez tells a queer Cuban story rarely seen on screen

‘Cherri’ director Fabián Suárez tells a queer Cuban story rarely seen on screen

The touching Cuban drama, “Cherri” depicts the title character (Juan Miguel Más), a heavyset gay man who feels adrift in his life. Cherri tends to his ailing husband, Luis (Roberto Díaz Gomar), and not so secretly pines for Tim (Noslen Sánchez), a handsome security guard he shares some intimacy with from time to time. Cherri is also planning a ballet as part of a group he attends with plus-sized men and women. He encourages their femininity and …