What is the "Operation Pedro Pan" that the film "Pedro Pan" is based on?

Operation Pedro Pan was a real-life program that took place between 1960 and 1962, where over 14,000 Cuban children were sent to the United States to escape communist indoctrination under Fidel Castro's regime.

Where is the film "Pedro Pan" being produced?

The film is set to begin production in Mexico early next month, in 2025.

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Largest Child Refugee Exodus in Western Hemisphere Dramatized in New Film

Q: Who are the key characters in the film "Pedro Pan"?

The film follows a Cuban socialite, an English schoolteacher, and an Irish Catholic priest in Miami who spearheaded the daring operation to help the Cuban children escape to America.

28 Oct, 2025

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Summary

Film set in aftermath of Cuban revolution
Follows Cuban socialite, English teacher, and Irish priest who helped 14,000 children escape
Real-life Operation Pedro Pan took place 1960-1962

Largest Child Refugee Exodus in Western Hemisphere Dramatized in New Film

In 2025, a new film titled "Pedro Pan" is set to dramatize the real-life events of Operation Pedro Pan, the largest child refugee exodus in the Western Hemisphere. The film is set in the aftermath of Fidel Castro's Cuban revolution, and follows the story of a Cuban socialite, an English schoolteacher, and an Irish Catholic priest in Miami who spearheaded a daring operation to help over 14,000 children escape communist indoctrination and begin new lives in America.

Between 1960 and 1962, Cuban parents, fearing the indoctrination of their children under Castro's regime, sent them to the United States in a clandestine program supported by the Catholic Church and the U.S. government. The children arrived without their parents, with little more than a suitcase, before being placed with relatives, foster families, or Catholic charities.