Bola de Nieve

Story

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.

«El hombre triste que cantaba alegre»

Kurzinfos

Originaltitel

Bola de Nieve

Status

Released

Start

28.04.2003

Laufzeit

1 h 13 min

Originalsprache

es

Genres

Dokumentarfilm