El Benny

Sun Apr 03, 2011

21:30

Location

Technohoros ETHAL
76 Franklin Roosevelt Avenue
Limassol, Limassol

Description

Based on the life of Benny Moré, the film concentrates on a period in the early 1950s when Moré leaves the orchestra of Duany and starts his own 'Banda Gigante'. In flashback we learn of his success in Mexico. Moré is caught in the events connected to Batista's coup in Cuba. Also, he tours Venezuela, where he suffers the machinations of a vengeful businessman. After collapsing and being hospitalised, Moré swears off alcohol. Some years later, he encounters his old band-mate Monchy, fallen on hard times.

Cast:
Renny Arozarena (Benny Moré)
Enrique Molina (Olimpio)
Mario Guerra (Monchy)
Carlos Ever Fonseca (Angeluis)

Director: Jorge Luis Sánchez
Writer: Jorge Luis Sánchez, Abrahán Rodríguez
Runtime: 132 min
Genre: Drama, Musical
Language: Spanish
Production Year: 2006

The screening is part of the second Ibero-American Film Festival organized by the Spanish Embassy in Cyprus.

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