Tito Puente Trailers
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York TrailerFrom Mambo to Hip Hop TrailerCalle 54 Trailer
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York TrailerFrom Mambo to Hip Hop TrailerCalle 54 Trailer
Total trailers found: 10
10 December 2021
When the film West Side Story was released in 1961, New York's reviled Puerto Rican community gained some visibility and, over time, both in Spanish Harlem and the Bronx, neighborhoods plagued by poverty, drugs and crime, Hispanic identity was reborn and strengthened, thanks to a syncretic and intentionally popular music that eventually conquered the entire city.
15 August 1986
After policeman Frank Dooley is framed for theft and loses his job on the force, he joins a security guard agency and teams up with inept former defense lawyer Norman Kane.
28 February 1992
The Mambo Kings tells the story of César and Nestor Castillo, brothers and aspiring musicians who flee from Cuba to America in search of the American Dream.
30 January 1987
The Narrator tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New York City of the late 1930s to the New Year's Eve 1944, this coming-of-age tale mixes the narrator's experiences with contemporary anecdotes and urban legends of the radio stars.
15 September 2000
A film featuring performances of several stars of the Latin Jazz music scene.
12 September 1997
A testimony about Afro-Cuban popular music from its origins to the present day.
22 October 1989
A 4 part documentary about jazz musician / actor Slim Gaillard with interviews, archival footage & performances.
02 January 1999
Crowned the "Queen of Salsa," Cuban-born singer Celia Cruz performs in this concert video featuring Latin jazz legend Tito Puente, La India, Johnny Pacheco and the RMM Orchestra.
31 January 2007
Through interviews and performance clips, filmmaker Henry Chalfant explores the history of music in the South Bronx, from the Puerto Rican and Cuban influences that created the local salsa sound to the rise of hip-hop after fires destroyed the area.
01 January 1979
'Salsa' captures a unique moment in time for this most exuberant and socially dynamic music.