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2009 | Color | 14 min

Mexico City, 1944. The star of the Salón Sonora is preparing for her nightly show, but when the clock strikes 11 and a mysterious man descends from a black coupé  at the hall’s entrance, a story of passion, jealousy and dancing will unfold to the rythm of the Danzón no. 2, a symphonic piece by Arturo Márquez.


Country: México
Direction: Ortiz Pichardo; Guillermo
Production: Hernández; Pamela, Ruiz de Chávez; Eva
Photography: Caballero; Manuel
Music: Márquez; Arturo
Cast:Cárdenas; Diego, Salgado; Diana, Brodziak; Stephan, Inés Calzada; Julia
Participation year at FICM: 2010

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