Cuba feliz

Jun 7 2000 N/A 1h 33m
Documentary, Music

This documentary follows 76-year-old nomadic musician Miguel Del Morales during his travels throughout Cuba, Guantanamo and Trinidad. Amid his journey, he meets up with some long-lost friends and makes brand-new ones. This engaging film was shot with just one hand-held camera and was a Director's Fortnight feature at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. French filmmaker Karim Dridi directs and co-writes.

Plot

Seventy-six-year-old Cuban street musician Miguel Del Morales, known as El Gallo (The Rooster), travels around Cuba with his guitar, making music in the homes of friends, in bars, and on street corners, in courtyards and stairwells. His rich voice, colored by a lifetime of cigarettes and rum, weathered by the sun and rain, bespeaks the joys and sufferings of his countrymen. An urban troubadour, Del Morales has been called "a living memory of Cuban bolero."

Written by

Karim Dridi, Pascal Letellier

Directed by

Karim Dridi

Cast

Miguel Del Morales, Pepín Vaillant, Mirta Gonzáles

Crew

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Production Countries

Cuba, France

Production Companies

ADR Productions, Canal+, El Movimento Nacional de Video de Cuba, CNC, Le Studio Canal+

Languages

Español

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
251
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
62
Popularity
NA