Calle 54

Calle 54 (2000)

G 06 Oct 2000 • Documentary, Music • 1h 45m
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Fernando Trueba presents his love affair with Latin jazz, his camera following 13 giants into the studio. Trueba drapes walls with single colors - red for Jerry González and the Fort Apache band, white for Tito Puente; his camera is close to faces, instruments, hands, and feet; bands' colors contrast with walls or their leader's clothes. Chucho Valdés does a pyrotechnic solo then joins his aged father Bebo for a subdued duet. Puntilla Ríos takes us to Africa, Chano Domínguez to a marriage of jazz and Flamenco, and Eliane Elias, her shoe-less foot on the pedal, to gorgeous and muscular elegance. With Paquito, Cachao, Patato, Chico, Gato, and Michel Camilo, we travel Calle 54.

Fernando Trueba
Director
Fernando Trueba
Writer
Michel Camilo, Tito Puente, Arturo O'Farrill
Starring

Language: French, Spanish, English
Awards: 4 wins & 4 nominations
Country: Spain, France, Italy, Mexico, Belgium
Metacritic Score: 84
DVD Release Date:
Box Office Total: $187,308

7.4

IMDb (817 votes)
87%
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