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Sex, Maracas & Chihuahuas (2016)
Directed by Diego Mas Trelles
“A documentary about the incredible life of the musician Xavier Cugat”
Documentary, Music · 1h 28m
A joyful tale filled with music. The rise of radio. The jazz big bands. The legendary clubs and ballrooms. The soundtracks of the great musical films and TV shows. Sex and romance, gangsters, luxury cars and palm trees. From Barcelona to New York, with a stop in Cuba. The birth of Las Vegas. The sound of the maracas. Chihuahuas everywhere. The incredible life story of Xavier Cugat (1900-90).
Cast
C
Chucho Valdés
Self - Musician
Isabel Coixet
Self - Filmmaker
Javier Gurruchaga
Self - Musician
Ó
Óscar Gómez
Self - Musician
Jesús García de Dueñas
Self - Film Historian
Román Gubern
Self - Film Historian
E
Eduard Fornés
Self - Book Editor
A
Alex Zara
Self - Musician
Joana Biarnés
Self - Photographer
Nina Agustí
Self - Singer
J
Joan Valls
Self - Hotel Manager
Xavier Cugat
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Crew
- Director
- Diego Mas Trelles
- Writer
- Diego Mas Trelles
- Director of Photography
- Raúl Cuevas
- Editor
- Iria Sanjurjo
- Producer
- Albert Solé
Details
- Original title
- Sexo, maracas y chihuahuas
- Release date
- 2016-05-02
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Genres
- Documentary, Music
- Original language
- ES
- Spoken languages
- Catalan, English, Spanish
- Countries
- Spain
- Production
- Minimal Films, TV3, TVE