El Benny

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 27, 2006

Original language

Portuguese

Spoken languages

Spanish

Countries

Cuba

Production

Programa Ibermedia,ICAIC,Igeldo Komunikazioa,Coral Capital Entertainment ltd.

Cast

Isabel Santos,Salvador Woods,Kike Quiñones,Mario Guerra,Cheryl Zaldívar,Jorge Ferdecaz,Serafín García,Marcela Morales,Carlos Ever Fonseca,Laura de la Uzand 10 more

Director

Jorge Luis Sánchez

Writer

Jorge Luis Sánchez,Abrahán Rodríguez

Producer

Olga María Fernández González,Alexandre de Lesseps,Simone Haggiag,Camilo Vives,Iohamil Navarro

Cinematography

José Manuel Riera

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0796950