May 02, 2016
88 min
Full-HD

Sex, Maracas & Chihuahuas (2016)

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).

Category

Documentary Music

Country

Spain

Companies

Minimal Films TV3 TVE

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

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