Bola de Nieve

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Bola de Nieve (2003)

Directed by José Sánchez-Montes

Documentary · 1h 13m

Documentarian Jose Sanchez-Montes turns his attention towards the late Cuban musician Ignacio Villa, known throughout the world as Bola de Nieve (Snowball), with this 2003 biographical documentary entitled simply Bola de Nieve. A master pianist, Bola de Nieve was a mainstay through the middle portion of the 20th century, with his music almost omnipresent in South America cinema throughout those formative decades. With Bola de Nieve's famous statement "I'm a sad person, but my songs sound happy" in mind, Sanchez-Montes also looks at the influence of the musician's African heritage and homosexuality upon Bola de Nieve's unique musical style.

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Cast

B
Bola de Nieve Himself (archive footage)
N
Nisia Aguero Santiago Auserón
M
Miguel Barnet
E
Esther Borja
V
Vicente Garrido Harold Gramatges
R
Rogelio París
A
Antonio Peñalver
L
Luis Peñalver
R
Roberto Zurbano

Crew

Director
José Sánchez-Montes
Writer
Mariano Maresca, José Sánchez-Montes
Original Music Composer
Jordi Sabatés
Editor
Francisco L. Rivera

Details

Release date
2003-04-28
Runtime
1h 13m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
ES
Spoken languages
Spanish
Countries
Cuba, Mexico, Spain
Production
ICAIC, atico 7, Canal Sur, Canal Once