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Release Date
• USA: Oct 20, 2000
DVD Release Date
• R1: May 27, 2003
Official Website:
Calle 54 Website
MPAA Rating
G
Running Time
1 hour, 45 minutes
Country Spain, France, Italy
Studio Cineteve, Fandango, Fernando Trueba PC, Tequila Gang
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• Calle 54
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Genre: Documentary, Biography
Plot: From acclaimed Academy Award winning director Fernando Trueba ("Belle Epoque"), comes a journey of the senses that crosses four continents in search of the heart and soul of Latino culture. Using the worldwide phenomenon of Latino music as its entrée, Trueba seeks out the heroes of this culture and reveals how their music has become a vehicle for protest, storytelling, sexuality, and most of all, the sheer joyful celebration of life. Turning his film into an innovative tapestry of sound and imagery, Trueba mixes "snapshots" of Latino music's legendary masters (captured in digital video) with intimate in-studio live performances photographed by a battery of five 35 mm cameras and a Steadicam in a style that matches the mood and story of each song. Among the cultural heroes whose stories and artistry he brings to the fore are: the godfather of Latino music, Tito Puente; cutting edge nuyorican Jerry Gonzáles who mixes his Puerto Rican roots with his New York street experience; Spaniard Chano Domínguez who married the clicking-heel spirit of Flamenco with jazz; barefoot Brazilian pianist Eliane Elías; Chico O'Farrill, a major architect of the Afro-Cuban movement; Cachao, the elder statesman of the acoustic bass brought out of near-obscurity by Andy Garcia; the pianists Bebo
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