Our Latin Thing (1972)

Original title

Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)

Directed by

Leon Gast

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 42m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary captures a concert by the Fania All-Stars at a New York nightclub in the early 1970s. It shows the energy of the Latin music scene and the performers on stage.

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What happens

Our Latin Thing (Spanish: Nuestra Cosa Latina) is a 1972 documentary film directed by Leon Gast. The film documents New York City's emerging Latin music scene, centering on a Fania All-Stars concert organized by Fania Records management at Manhattan's Cheetah nightclub. The film was distributed by A&R Film Distributors, headed by Alex Masucci (Fania Records founder Jerry Masucci's younger brother and Fania Records vice president) and Ray Aviles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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