The Latin Explosion: A New America

Year: 2015

Actors: John Leguizamo, Sofía Vergara, Gloria Estefan, Cheech Marin, Shakira, Eva Longoria, ...

Duration: 65 min

Explores the impact of Latino music on United States culture. The documentary traces the roots of Hispanic contributions to American music starting from Pérez Prado, Xavier Cugat, the Afro-Cubans and Tito Puente. It places particular importance on the contributions of Desi Arnaz, Rita Moreno and José Feliciano. Over fifteen Hispanic musicians, apart from Feliciano and...

Genre: Documentary   Music