Text reads, “TVO Kids + Apartment 11 Productions Original”.

A young, dark-haired girl does a spin in front of a stained glass window. She wears a frilly shoulderless dress and red flowers in her hair.

A narrator says,
MEET VALEXIA.
SHE'S A TRIPLE THREAT, A MODEL,
A SINGER AND A DANCER.

Valeria says,
RYTHEM IS IN MY BLOOD.

The narrator adds,
SHE ALSO HAS GREAT TASTE.

Valexia eats a beef and rice dish.

She says,
BUON PROVECHO. THAT MEANS
BON APPÉTIT.

A dark-haired woman wearing glasses and a purple sweater shows Valexia a tablet while they sit together on a couch.

The narrator says,
WAIT TILL YOU SEE WHO HAS
A SPECIAL MESSAGE FOR HER.
LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE READY.
ARE YOU?
WELL, LET'S GO.

(Sunny's Quest theme)

Sunny, the sun, waves inside rings of orange, pink, and blue. Colourful graffiti featuring aspects of Canada covers a brick wall. The pictures of young kids smiling are mixed into the art.

The title reads, “TVO Kids Presents, Sunny’s Quest”.

Valexia draws on a carpet in her dining room.

She says,
WELCOME TO MY HOUSE.
MY NAME IS VALEXIA AND
I'M EIGHT YEARS OLD I LIVE IN
MONTREAL WITH MY MOM.

Valexia’s mom, the dark-haired woman, waves from the dining room table.

Valeria says,
MONTREAL IS KNOWN AS A FRENCH
SPEAKING CITY.
IT'S KNOWN FOR HIS DIVERSE
CULTURE.
MY MOM IS FRENCH-CANADIAN
AND MY DAD IS CUBAN,
WHICH MAKES ME A PROUD
FRENCH-CANADIAN AND AFRO-CUBAN.
MY DAD LIVES
IN THE UNITED STATES
AND HIS FAMILY IS FROM CUBA.

Valexia catches a beach ball with a map of the world printed on it.

She says,
THIS IS MONTREAL.
THIS IS CUBA.
MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT CUBA
IS HANGING OUT
WITH MY GRANDPARENTS
AND GOING TO THE BEACH.
CUBA IS THE BIGGEST
ISLAND IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA.
SO THIS IS THE CUBAN FLAG.
IT REPRESENTS OUR PEOPLE
AND OUR STORY.
IT'S RED, WHITE AND BLUE.
THERE'S THREE BLUE LINES
REPRESENT THE THREE DISTRICTS
OF CUBA
WHEN THE FLAG WAS CREATED.
THE TWO WHITE LINES REPRESENT
PURITY OF THE PATRIOTS CAUSE
THE RED TRIANGLE STANDS
FOR STRENGTH.
AND THE WHITE STAR
AND THE TRIANGLE
REPRESENT INDEPENDENCE.
I'M SO PROUD TO BE
PART OF SUCH A STRONG PEOPLE.
AND I WANT TO SHOW YOU
MORE OF MY CANADIAN CUBAN LIFE.
LET'S START WITH MY ROOM.

Valexia runs into her bedroom. Artwork on the wall features a pink drawing of a cat riding a carousel. It reads “Valexia”.

A pillow with a unicorn horn on Valexia’s bed reads “Girl Power”.

Valexia says,
OKAY.
I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A PASSION
FOR UNICORNS, BUT I HAVE MANY
OTHER PASSIONS.
SUCH AS DANCING,
SINGING, ACTING
AND MODELING.

Valexia poses for photographs. She picks up a trophy.

Valexia adds,
THIS WAS WHEN I WON
MISS ALL CANADIAN PAGEANT,
AND I WAS THE BEST
IN ALL OF THE CATEGORIES.
THE FIRST TROPHY I EVER WON
WAS FOR VIOLIN,
AND I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD.
AS YOU CAN SEE,
I LIKE TO KEEP BUSY.
I WANT TO KEEP WORKING
IN THE PERFORMING ARTS.
BEING A PERFORMER IS HARD WORK,
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE A KID.

A young dark-haired boy wearing a black and blue sweater sits at the dining room table with Valexia and her mom.

Valexia says,
THIS IS LEANDRO.
THIS IS HIS MOM.

Leandro’s mom sits with the others at the table. Her shoulder-length red hair is parted to one side and she wears a pink sweater.

Valexia adds,
AND THIS IS HIS ABUELA.

Leandro’s abuela waves from the table. She has short dark hair and wears a creme-coloured sweater.

Valexia says,
ABUELA MEANS GRANDMOTHER IN
SPANISH.
THEY ARE HERE FOR DINNER.
WE ORDERED ONE OF MY FAVORITE
TRADITIONAL CUBAN DISH.
ROPA VIEJA.
THAT MEANS OLD CLOTHES.

Everyone says, BUEN PROVECHO

Valexia adds,
THAT MEANS “ENJOY YOUR MEAL”.
ROPA VIEJA HAS BEEF AND
TOMATOES AND YOU EAT IT WITH
RICE AND PLANTAINS.
ROPA VIEJA IS
DELICIOUS AND COMFORTING.
IT MAKES ME FEEL
CLOSER TO MY CUBAN ROOTS.

After dinner, Valexia and Leandro play a dice game at the table.

They say,
THIS IS CUBILETE.
CUBILETE IS A POPULAR CUBAN
GAME THAT'S UNIQUE TO CUBA.
TO WIN, YOU MUST RULE FIVE DICE
AND GET AS MANY IDENTICAL ONES
AS YOU CAN.
THEN YOU ADD ALL THE POINTS
OF THE DICE THAT YOU HAVE.
AND IF YOU HAVE
THE MOST, YOU WIN THE ROUND.

Valexia rolls the dice.

She says, OH, I WON.

Sunny gives a thumbs up.

In a dance studio, Valexia trains with other young girls and boys.

She says,
TO RELAX
I ENJOY DANCING HIP HOP.
HIP HOP BEGINS IN THE LATE
SEVENTIES.
IT CAME FROM AFRICAN DANCING
AND STREET PERFORMANCE
IN THE UNITED STATES.
HIP HOP IS WHAT YOU CALL
THE DANCE.
THE MUSIC IN THE CULTURE.

In her bedroom, Valexia draws the Canadian and Cuban flags in a notepad.

She says,
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
TO KEEP MY HERITAGE ALIVE
AS A QUEBECER AND CUBAN

Valexia and her mom walk into a large stone church with a large white statue by the front door. Valexia wears a traditional Cuban dress with red and white frills.

She says,
I'M HERE AT THE
SANTA TERESA DI AVILA CHURCH
TO CELEBRATE THE END
OF THE HISPANIC MONTH IN QUEBEC.
HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH IS
CELEBRATED AT THE END OF
OCTOBER.
I WILL BE PARTICIPATING
WEARING A TRADITIONAL CUBAN
DRESS.
WOMEN IN CUBA
WEAR MULTI-COLORED DRESSES,
AND WITH LONG WHITE SKIRTS
AND OFF THE SHOULDER NECKLINES,
THE STYLES INSPIRED BY SPANISH
FLAMENCO DRESS.
BUT IT'S ALSO A MIX OF SPANISH
AND AFRICAN TRENDS.
THE FINAL TOUCH IS THE FLOWERS
AND THE HAIR.
AND THIS YEAR I'M
GOING TO BE REPRESENTING CUBA
AND TAKE PART IN THE COLLECTIVE
PRAYERS.
WE BRING CRAFTS, FLOWERS
AND BASKETS OF FRUIT
AS OFFERING TO THE VIRGIN MARY.
ALSO KNOWN
AS THE VIRGIN OF GUADALUPE.
FOR LATINOS.
MANY RELIGIONS AND CULTURES
ACROSS THE WORLD
GIVE OFFERINGS NOT JUST CUBA.

Valexia and another dark-haired girl wearing a matching outfit wave.

An animated gift with purple paper and blue ribbon opens. Sunny pops out of it and blows a party blower.

Text reads, “Sunny’s Surprise”.

Valexia and her mom sit together on the couch.

Valexia’s mom says,
VALEXIA,
I HAVE A SURPRISE FOR YOU.

She hands Valexia the tablet.

Actress Sagine Semajuste, a woman with dark curly hair, appears on the screen. She wears a light grey sweater and large hooped earrings.

The woman with dark curly hair says,
HI MY NAME IS SAGINE SEMAJUSTE
AND I'M AN ACTRESS.
SO HOW DOES IT FEEL
TO BE A PROFESSIONAL ACTOR?
IT'S EXCITING AND CHALLENGING
AT THE SAME TIME.
IT TOOK A LOT OF PERSISTENCE.
I NEVER GAVE UP.
NEVER TOOK NO FOR AN ANSWER.
YOU DEFINITELY NEED
TO HAVE A LOT OF CONFIDENCE.
REMEMBER THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO, WHAT IT IS
THAT YOU'RE MEANT TO DO
IN THIS LIFE WITHIN YOURSELF.
AND I CAN'T WAIT
TO SEE YOU ON THAT BIG SCREEN.
ALL RIGHT. BYE!

Valexia says,
THANK YOU SO MUCH SAGINE FOR
YOUR MESSAGE.
IT MAKES ME WANT TO KEEP WORKING
HARDER ON WHAT I LOVE.
IT'S ALREADY TIME FOR ME
TO GO TO MY HIP HOP CLASS
THANKS FOR COMING
WITH ME FOR TODAY.

Valexia, Leandro, and their families wave from the table.

They say, BYE!

(Sunny's Quest theme)

Credits read, “Narrator - Sagine Semajuste. Producer - Sabine Daniel. Written and Directed by - Florence M. Rosalio”.

Logos read, “TVO Kids. Apartment 11 Productions”.