Self - Musician
Chucho Valdés
Self - Musician
Sex, Maracas & Chihuahuas
“A documentary about the incredible life of the musician Xavier Cugat”
4.0
2016
1h 28m
DocumentaryMusic
Director: Diego Mas Trelles
Overview
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).
Cast
Self - Filmmaker
Isabel Coixet
Self - Filmmaker
Self - Musician
Javier Gurruchaga
Self - Musician
Self - Musician
Óscar Gómez
Self - Musician
Self - Film Historian
Jesús García de Dueñas
Self - Film Historian
Self - Film Historian
Román Gubern
Self - Film Historian
Self - Book Editor
Eduard Fornés
Self - Book Editor
Self - Musician
Alex Zara
Self - Musician
Self - Photographer
Joana Biarnés
Self - Photographer
Self - Singer
Nina Agustí
Self - Singer
Self - Hotel Manager
Joan Valls
Self - Hotel Manager
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Xavier Cugat
Self - Musician (archive footage)
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