"The name Kristen Bjorn should say it all. Rating: 4 stars"
-ADULT VIDEO NEWS
"Everything you love about Kristen Bjorn's videos is on display here: beautiful and exotic scenery, duo and group scenes, and dozens of money shots (many produced with the trademark no-hands technique) from a cast of 19 butch, versatile, Latino dudes; even by Bjorn's standards these guys are gorgeous. Kristen Bjorn consistently makes the best videos on the market because he finds the hottest men on the planet. Rating: 4 stars"
-OUT PUBLICATION
"Few Movies capture me with every scene, but each moment in HOT TIMES IN LITTLE HAVANA sizzles. I was completely drained and extremely satisfied; I guess that's the highest compliment I can pay a porn director. Add in exceptionally high production quality, a handsome cast in which everyone is outstanding, and even a worthwhile story that adds to, not detracts from, the overall experience. We are treated to over two hours of unrelenting cum shots in seven scenes, each one longer than average. HOT TIMES IN LITTLE HAVANA takes us to the brink over and over again and definitely comes with my recommendation! Rating: 4 stars"
-SKIN FLICKS
"Bjorn once again creates a lush video that rocks in every way. His ability to create a symphony of well choreographed sexual performances really shines. Bjorn is like a conductor who excels at assembling mouth watering performers, exquisite sets, scorching sex and presentation that comes to a harmonious success. There are few directors who are in Bjorn's league. As with other Bjorn videos, there is a copious amount of man juice spewed throughout. In fact, a total of 61 money shots. No one else even comes close. For those who like to see cum splashed faces, along with some guys tasting their own juice, Bjorn delivers. It's another Bjorn success story. Rating: 4 stars"
-CHIGAGO GAY MAGAZINE
"In many ways, Kristen Bjorn's latest HOT TIMES IN LITTLE HAVANA, is reminicent of his earlier films, and is performed by a largely Hispanic cast in colorful Latin settings. Unlike those early Brazilian videos, this is the work of a mature filmaker in complete command of his craft. HOT TIMES IN LITTLE HAVANA is as sexual as any video as Bjorn has created. (For exmple, there are - as by my count - sixty three money shots in this film, or approximately one every two minutes during it's two hours of running time.) But LITTLE HAVANA is more than a display of carnal extravagances; it's also a neatly structured story in which theme and characterization greatly enrich the virtual nonstop explicit action".
-MANSHOTS
"The Cuban sequences were actually shot there, and add immeasurably to the beauty and authenticity of the story. The photography, as always, is crisp and clear, and the camera placement and angles are perfect. Bjorn knows exactly what he wants to show us, and it's exactly what we want to see. There are 14 newcomers in this spectacular cast, and Julio and Jorge are particularly appealing -and the amount of cum Fermin Ortega produces is amazing. Five Stars".
-ADAM GAY VIDEO DIRECTORY
Review 1
"Hot Times in Little Havana" was probably Bjorn's biggest production to date when it was originally released in 1998. A number of Bjorn staples made their debut here, most notably (at least for the Emperor) Buddy Jones. And it was even shot on location in Havana! (Well, at least partially.) But the "Little Havana" of the title refers to Miami, of course, and that's where the bulk (so to speak) of the story takes place. And "hot times" is no overstatement for what's going on there.
Our little love story begins in the original Havana (that's in Cuba if you're geographically ignorant), with scenic views of the picturesque, crumbling city. Cute, compact, muscular Julio Durán wanders the streets in his oh-so-clean shorts and T-shirt, mourning his lover Jorge Martinez (better known today as veteran Alec Martinez), who has left for America (Miami) and promised to send for his boyfriend. Tired of waiting alone with no news for ages, Julio floats to Miami face down on a big, jagged piece of wood. Somebody paid a lot of money to get some dramatic aerial shots of Julio and a Coast Guard cutter. He's picked up by Coast Guard officers Buddy Jones and Bruno Diaz.
Perhaps inspired by Julio's bubble-butt -- featured prominently in his prone position on the raft -- the two officers give him a special strip search. In this early appearance Buddy was a good deal heavier and somewhat more fleshy than in his later appearances -- we really like him this way. Bruno is his usual dark, smoldering, muscular Spanish self. Their immigration routine includes Bruno's demonstrating American blowjobs on Buddy, cavity-searching Julio, and various other sucking and fucking, climaxing in their team-fucking of Julio. Officer Bruno allows Julio to go free afterwards -- evidently, you just have to fuck the immigrations officials to get a free pass.
Meanwhile, elsewhere in Miami (on the beach to be precise), cute, short hunk Antonio de Marco is followed home from the beach by Jadson Pirocao and João Pauzão. Exotic, lean João has one of the biggest dicks in porn, probably as big as Chad Hunt's if not larger. Jadson is a black Brazilian with a really long, if less thick, dick of his own. As they spy on Antonio through his big patio windows, he invites them in, not realizing he's getting about twenty inches of penis. After Antonio sucks their big "pingas" there's some more rimming and sucking before João sticks his tropical cucumber up Antonio's hairy ass and pounds it pretty hard. We're not sure how Antonio could concentrate on sucking Jadson during all this, but he does. And he even cums while being fucked. He follows up by fucking Jadson, with João's encouragement. "Fuck hard, that's what he likes," he says (at least according to the subtitles). We don't know what any of this has to do with Julio's search for his missing boyfriend, but it was fun anyhow.
Speaking of Julio's search, he inquires at Jorge's last known address, a palatial home with a patio, and the resident refers him elsewhere. Fermin Ortega exposes himself in an attempt to get Julio to stay and play, but Julio moves on. Instead, luscious pretty-boy Arpad Banfalvi moves onto the balcony, and he fills both of Fermin's holes. While they're still fucking, Pietro Rosselli, Jean Le Beau and Louis Chanceur show up. All three are handsome, well-built brunets, and after Arpad and Fermin cum, they finally notice Louis finishing up a dual blowjob in the patio. So everyone comes up for an orgy on the balcony. There's a lot of fucking and sucking and rimming, with Louis and Fermin bottoming. Louis is a great bottom, with a big dick and low-hanging balls that are visible next to the cocks pounding his ass. He really seems to enjoy himself, judging from his moans and groans. And did we mention how matinee-idol handsome Pietro and Jean are?
As we learn in the next scene, Jorge has been busy gold-digging while Julio was pining away in Havana. He's skating down Lincoln Road Mall in Miami Beach with dark and sleek Adriano Sabroso, and they bump into (literally) another cute skater, little Marquinhos Duarte. Naturally, they invite him for sex in their luxurious home. Marquinhos may be small, but he takes both their fat cocks in his mouth at once. Adriano fucks Jorge's willing hole, and Jorge fucks back, always keeping his big hardon. Marquinhos spreads Jorge's cheeks and there are some startling close-ups of Jorge's reddened, loosened hole with Adriano's dick repeatedly penetrating it. Jorge sprays a huge load while being fucked. After more sucking, Adriano directs Jorge's huge, downward-curving dick into Marquinhos, and they take turns fucking him until all three cum.
Julio is still innocently wandering around Miami looking for Jorge. He goes to a big gated estate but no one answers. Wandering around back, he discovers five hulking bodybuilders frolicking in the pool. This is probably the most muscular grouping of men Bjorn has ever put together: Victor Garañon, Enrique Rodriguez, Marcio da Costa, Lajos Czene and Gyorgy Toth. Enrique is the stocky, thick-dicked bodybuilder from early Bjorn movies such as "Manhattan Latin." His dick is like a beer can. Dark and hunky Marcio was in "Thick as Thieves." Lajos and Gyorgy are fair-skinned Europeans, Gyorgy rather pretty and Lajos square-jawed and macho. Victor is another macho dark Latin. Most of the guys have big dicks, and it's a real treat to see all this muscle get the sensuous Bjorn camerawork.
The five promise to give Jorge's current address to Julio -- if he sucks them off. Julio has no problem with that, and his sensuous lips and energetic oral technique are well showcased with these fat dicks. True to their word, they send him off with Jorge's address, but the orgy continues inside the fancy house. There's plenty of sucking and rimming before Marcio fucks Lajos and Victor fucks Gyorgy. The combination of the brown and white muscles of Marcio and Lajos is, well, stimulating to say the least. Lajos is an expressive bottom, grimacing, gasping and puffing. He treads that line between pain and pleasure, but still manages to cum while being fucked, so we suppose he liked it. So does Gyorgy, who gets the added bonus of sucking on Enrique's beer can while being fucked.
Julio finally locates Jorge at his new home. Jorge is startled by his re-appearance, and Julio quickly figures out the score thanks to an incriminating photo of Jorge and Adriano. He starts to stomp off in a huff, but Jorge stops him, proclaiming he has always loved him. Naturally sex ensues, and we get to see Julio's sensuous lips in action again on Jorge's mammoth meat. They take turns fucking each other, starting with Julio on top, who pounds Jorge hard to get revenge on his faithless lover. When they change positions, though, Julio reclines on his stomach and wriggles his ass sensuously to encourage his lover's attention; he's clearly born to bottom. The flick ends with the two of them in each other's arms, drenched with sweat and cum. Of course, it doesn't show you what's going to happen when Adriano comes home. Probably all three will live together happily ever after. Together. In the big house. Having loads of sex.
Can we talk about cum? We did a running tally. We counted 66 cum-shots. That's a lot, even by Bjorn standards. In fact, it may be a record for a single-volume Bjorn. Those boys shot enough cum to fill up a big mug. And some of the individual climaxes are incredibly voluminous, spraying cum all over the place.
But even in Bjorn's consistently fine oeuvre, "Hot Times in Little Havana" is a real standout, and one of the Emperor's two or three favorite Bjorn features.
-The Porn Emperor, ManNet