La Ultima Rumba de Papa Montero (1992)
- Original title
- La última rumba de Papá Montero
- Directed by
- Octavio Cortázar
- Genre
- documentary
- Country
- Cuba
- Runtime
- 52 min
- Rating
- 5.4 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A modern documentary crew tries to make a film about Papa Montero, a 1930s rumba dancer who was killed during a Havana carnival. The story uses flashbacks to show his famous dancing and the love triangle that led to his death.
nostalgicmelancholiclivelyreflectivetheatricalbittersweetearthycarnival-like
What happens
La última rumba de Papá Montero is a 1992 Cuban film directed by Octavio Cortázar. The film focuses on a contemporary documentary production company that is attempting to create a non-fiction feature on Papá Montero, a 1930s rumbero who was murdered during Havana’s carnival celebrations. The film uses flashback sequences to recreate Papá Montero's celebrated dancing and his disastrous involvement in a fatal love triangle. The film features rumba-inspired dance sequences performed on the streets of Havana by El Conjunto Folklorico Nacional de Cuba. La última rumba de Papá Montero had a U.S. theatrical and home video release in 2001. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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