Santiago Auserón

Spanish musician Santiago Auserón soaked up the rhythmic wisdom of son during his first visit to Cuba in 1984, an influence he soon transferred to his own work.

Documentarian Jose Sanchez-Montes turns his attention towards the late Cuban musician Ignacio Villa, known throughout the world as Bola de Nieve (Snowball), with this 2003 biographical documentary entitled simply Bola de Nieve. A master pianist, Bola de Nieve was a mainstay through the middle portion of the 20th century, with his music almost omnipresent in South America cinema throughout those formative decades. With Bola de Nieve's famous statement "I'm a sad person, but my songs sound happy" in mind, Sanchez-Montes also looks at the influence of the musician's African heritage and homosexuality upon Bola de Nieve's unique musical style.

Fille d’un célèbre gynécologue, chanteuse de rock et nymphomane, Sexilia rencontre, dans la boîte où elle se produit, Riza Niro, homosexuel et fils d’un émir arabe en exil à Madrid. Appartenant à deux formations musicales rivales, les deux jeunes gens décident de s’aimer platoniquement et en secret. Mais c'était compter sans l’arrivée de Toraya, tante de Riza, dont la stérilité a été guérie par le père de Sexilia et qui a décidé de se faire engrosser par Riza, afin de reconquérir le trône...Une aventure joyeuse et débridée

Spanish musician Santiago Auserón soaked up the rhythmic wisdom of son during his first visit to Cuba in 1984, an influence he soon transferred to his own work.