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ROMANTICO (clip 3)
A warm and insightful documentary following two Mexican mariachi singers who roam the streets of San Francisco. At the heart of this film is the devotion of a father to provide for his family above all else.
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| Appeared at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival During three and a half years, documentarian Mark Becker chronicled the life and fortunes of Carmelo Sánchez, a Mexican mariachi musician in his 50s working illegally in San Francisco. In a film revealing in its depiction of poverty's power to shape lives, Becker tells the story of a self-sacrificing dad who risked everything to find work in the United States, and then must consider returning home when he learns of his mother's ill health. A "revelation of a way of life [and] an encounter with a special man" - San Francisco Chronicle. |
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