Sex, Maracas & Chihuahuas
2016
4.0 (2)
1 hr 28 min
Spanish
A documentary about the incredible life of the musician Xavier Cugat
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).
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Minimal Films, TV3, TVE
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
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Top Cast
Chucho Valdés as Self - Musician
Isabel Coixet as Self - Filmmaker
Javier Gurruchaga as Self - Musician
Óscar Gómez as Self - Musician
Jesús García de Dueñas as Self - Film Historian
Román Gubern as Self - Film Historian
Eduard Fornés as Self - Book Editor
Alex Zara as Self - Musician
Top Crew
Diego Mas Trelles · Director, Writer
Raúl Cuevas · Cinematographer
Iria Sanjurjo · Editor
Albert Solé · Producer
Photos
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