Cuba Feliz (2002)

Synopsis: An urban troubadour travels the countryside jamming with friends and strangers in this documentary about the way in which music creates community, leading to the possibility of understanding... An urban troubadour travels the countryside jamming with friends and strangers in this documentary about the way in which music creates community, leading to the possibility of understanding between total strangers. Wherever Miguel Del Morales goes, he's known as El Gallo because he sings and struts like a rooster. He travels all over Cuba, jamming with fellow musicians in bars, on street corners, in courtyards and drawing crowds around him that sing and dance with complete abandon. In the process he meets a host of colorful individuals, some of them musicians, some spectators. Pepin Veillant is an eccentric trumpet player who's as comfortable tooting a horn as he is beat-boxing with a group of young rappers led by a brazen turk named Juan. Mirta Gonzales stands out with her platinum curls and robust voice. And Gilberto Mendez is a guitar maker who fashions a brand new guitar for El Gallo as he sings old boleros. Del Morales weaves their lives together through music, spinning songs about the joy and misery of life. In one passionate scene, Juan raps a manifesto about his right to sing with the old changui singers, merging the new sounds of Cuba with the old. [More]

Starring: Miguel Del Morales, Pepin Veillant, Mirta Gonzales, Alberto Pablo

Starring: Miguel Del Morales, Pepin Veillant, Mirta Gonzales, Alberto Pablo, Armandito Machado, Anibal Avila, Mario Sanchez Martinez, Gilberto Mendez

Director: Karim Dridi

Director: Karim Dridi
Screenwriter: Pascal Letellier, Karim Dridi
Producer: Alain Rozanes, Pascal Varroust, Jacques Debs
Studio: Empire Pictures

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