Plot

In the tradition of Buena Vista Social Club & Ballroom Dancing

The film tells the stories of eleven protagonists of different social backgrounds from Mexico City, aged between 16 and 85, with only one thing in common, namely that of dancing, and music, form part of their everyday lives. Despite living under the most difficult and diverse of circumstance, this common interest gives them dignity, respect for each other, an identity and a focal point for living. The film is set against one of the world's biggest, most violent and perhaps most poverty stricken cities of the world. The film takes on the form of a musical portrait in pictures, a sensuous reflection of Mexico City, its zest for life and survival.

La pelicula nos transporta por las venas musicales de la ciudad de Mexico, su pulso, sus ritmos, sus melodies, a traves de un narrador ubicuo y misterioso: un zapatero, filosofo de los pasos, que recorre la urbe siguiendo pistas que lo conduzcan a una mujer desconocida que perdio su zapato a las puertas de un salon de baile. A traves de esta busqueda fictive y poetica se va creando un retrato musical en imagines, una reflexion sensual sobre la megalopolis, su gozo de la vida y otras formas de sobreviviencia.

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Customer Comments

• Reviewer: anonymous on 13-Jun-2007

  best film as a cultural icon. It is like watching a poem.

Additional Information

• Country: Mexico, Germany
• Language: Spanish, English Subtitles
• Format: NTSC
• Aspect Ratio: 4:3 (standard TV)
• Color: Color
• Sound: Dolby Digital