- EXTENDED SYNOPSIS
“Playing Lecuona” es un viaje musical a través de la obra y espacios vitales de Ernesto Lecuona, el pianista y compositor de piano más universal en Iberoamérica. Para esta odisea y tributo, los tres pianistas más destacados del latin-jazzmundial, se unen para servirnos como guías con base en este género musical: Chucho Valdés, Michel Camilo y Gonzalo Rubalcaba. Chucho Valdés en La Habana natal de Lecuona, fusiona latin jazz con ritmos afro-cubano. Michel Camilo en Nueva York (ciudad donde triunfó y yace Lecuona) y en las Islas Canarias (la raíz familiar de Lecuona) recrea elegantes atmósferas sonoras. Gonzalo Rubalcaba, en Sevilla, el corazón de Andalucía-España, y espacio de inspiración para Lecuona, fusiona jazz con flamenco. Estos tres Maestros nos deleitan en solitario o con acompañantes de lujo: Omara Portuondo, Ana Belén o Raimundo Amador.
PLAYING LECUONA is a musical journey though the works and living spaces of ERNESTO LECUONA, the most universal pianist and piano composer from Latin America. The three most gifted Latin Jazz pianists in the world CHUCHO VALDES, MICHEL CAMILO and GONZALO RUBALCABA get together for this odyssey and tribute, and serve to guide us in this musical genre: CHUCHO VALDES fuses Latin Jazz together with Afro-Cuban rhythms in LECUONA's native Havana. MICHEL CAMILO recreates elegant aural soundscapes in New York, and in the Canary Islands. ERNESTO LECUONA acquired musical acclaim and is buried in New York, and has a family history and roots in Canary Islands. GONZALO RUBALCABA fuses Jazz and Flamenco in Seville, the heart of Andalusia-Spain, and source of inspiration place for LECUONA. These three masters delight us in solo or by performing with other luminary artists such as: OMARA PORTUONDO, ANA BELEN or RAIMUNDO AMADOR.
- CREW
Performance | Name | Notes |
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Directed by | Pavel Giroud | |
Directed by | Juan Manuel Villar Betancort | |
Screenplay | Juan Carlos Cremata Malberti | |
Screenplay | Pavel Giroud | |
Screenplay | Juan Manuel Villar Betancort | |
Cinematography | Santiago Torres |
- FILM & TRAILER RATINGS
Film Rating | Duration | Certification |
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GENERAL AUDIENCES | 114 min. | 1/26/2016 |
- PUBLIC GRANTS
Grant | Amount |
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Grants - Development of Feature Film Projects | 45,148.00 € |
Grants - Feature films project | 92,247.48 € |
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- Film Info
Tag | Information |
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Star-up shooting date | 2/5/2013 |
Ending shooting date | 9/30/2014 |
Locations | Spain - SEVILLA (Days: 15) |
Locations | Spain - TENERIFE (Days: 10) |
Locations | Cuba - CUBA (Days: 21) |
Locations | United States of America - USA (The) - NUEVA YORK (Days: 21) |
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- Festivals and Awards
Participation in Festivals | Section |
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Festival De Cine De Lima (2016) | RITMOS DE CUBA PARA EL MUNDO |
Festival Internacional De Cine De Punta Del Este (2016) | FILMUSIC FEST |
Festival Internacional De Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano De La Habana (2016) | Latinoamerica en perspectiva |
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (Idfa) (2015) | Music Documentary |
Istanbul Film Festival (2016) | Musicians |
Krakow Films Festival (2016) | Docfilmmusic Competition |
Miami International Film Festival (2015) | CINEDWNTWN |
Miami International Film Festival (2015) | Cinema 360º |
Miami International Film Festival (2015) | KNIGHT DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION |
Miami International Film Festival (2015) | Reel Music |
San Diego Latino Film Festival (2015) | DOCUMANIA |
Seminci - Semana Internacional De Cine De Valladolid (2015) | Tiempo de Historia - Largometrajes |
The World Film Festival (2015) | Documentaries of the World |