Sex, Maracas & Chihuahuas (2016)
4.0|2 May, 2016|88 min
A documentary about the incredible life of the musician Xavier Cugat
4.0|2 May, 2016|88 min
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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).
Keywords
husband wife relationship
barcelona, spain
prohibition era
movie business
biography
latin jazz
hollywood
big band
orchestra conductor
chihuahua dog
latin music
portrait of an artist
Casts
Chucho Valdés
Self - Musician
Isabel Coixet
Self - Filmmaker
Javier Gurruchaga
Self - Musician
Óscar Gómez
Self - Musician
Jesús García de Dueñas
Self - Film Historian
Román Gubern
Self - Film Historian
Eduard Fornés
Self - Book Editor
Alex Zara
Self - Musician
Joana Biarnés
Self - Photographer
Nina Agustí
Self - Singer
Joan Valls
Self - Hotel Manager
Xavier Cugat
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Crews
Diego Mas Trelles
Director
Diego Mas Trelles
Writer
Raúl Cuevas
Director of Photography
Inés Almirón
Sound Editor
Albert Solé
Producer
Marc Casademunt
Sound
Iria Sanjurjo
Editor
Gemma Rodríguez
Production Manager
Patricia Ruiz Takata
Researcher
Marius Cirja
Graphic Designer
Backdrops & Posters
