Summary
Based on the life of Benny Moré, the film concentrates on a period in the early 1950s when Moré leaves the orchestra of Duany and starts his own 'Banda Gigante'. In flashback we learn of his success in Mexico.
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 61GoodWatch 62
IMDb7.7
Audience score45%
Running time
2 h 12 min
Longer than most music movies, +26 min on the typical 106
typical 106132Half of all music movies run 94–120 min.
Released
2006
July 27, 2006
20 years ago
Genres
MusicDramaLanguage
Spanish
Original language
Made in
Cuba
and 1 more20 people
- RARenny ArozarenaBenny Moré
- Enrique MolinaOlimpo
- CECarlos Ever FonsecaAngelius
- Mario GuerraMonchy
- LMLimara MenesesAida
- Isabel SantosMaggie
- SWSalvador WoodsAbuelo
- Laura de la UzIrene
- KQKike QuiñonesPedrito
- CMCarlos MassolaLeón Arévalo
- FPFélix PérezGenaro
- CZCheryl ZaldívarSofía
- HDHusmell DíazArnulfo
- MMMarcela MoralesNatalia
- SGSerafín GarcíaGutiérrez
- RARakel AdrianaDoñita
- BHBárbara HernándezLydia
- JFJorge FerdecazOlegario
- UAUlyk AnelloDuany
- MMMayra MazorraMamá de Benny
Directing · 2
- Jorge Luis Sánchez Director, Writer
- Juan Carlos Téllez Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Abrahán Rodríguez Writer
Production · 5
- Alexandre de Lesseps Executive Producer
- Camilo Vives Executive Producer
- Simone Haggiag Executive Producer
- Olga María Fernández González Producer
- Iohamil Navarro Producer
Camera · 1
- José Manuel Riera Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Manuel Iglesias Editor
Sound · 5
- Chucho Valdés Musician
- Orishas Musician
- Juan Manuel Ceruto Sound
- Ricardo Istueta Sound
- Osmany Olivare Sound
Art · 1
- Erick Grass Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Nanette García Vale Costume Designer
Other crew · 3
- Juan Formell Compositor
- Eduardo Ramos Compositor
- Isidro Rolando Choreographer
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