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Sexo, maracas y chihuahuas (Sex, Maracas & Chihuahuas)

Out of Competition
Diego Mas Trelles
87' / 2016 / Spain
Web: www.minimalfilms.com
Spanish, Catalan, English
English and spanish subtitled

We are going to tell the story of the only Spaniard with four stars on the Hollywood Boulevard Walk of Fame. A joyful biopic full of music, that links two continents. From black and white to colour, with films shot in studios with star-studded casts. We’ll pay tribute to the rise of the big orchestras. We’ll revisit the legendary clubs, the ballrooms and casinos that emerged just after the end of the prohibition. We’ll revive the soundtracks of the great musical films. We’ll tell a story of romances, with gangsters, luxury cars and palm-tree-filled sets. A story that goes from Barcelona to Cuba, via Las Vegas. We are going to explore the incredible life of Xavier Cugat.

Main Festivals & Awards

Festival de Málaga, "Sección especial documental" (España, 2016) / DocsBarcelona (España, 2016) / 56th Krakow Film Festival, "DocfilmMusic" (Polonia, 2016)

Director's Biography

Producer and Director of commercial ads, music videos, TV programs and numerous documentaries for TV Channels such as: ARTE, TVE, Canal + France, Canal + Spain, TVG, FR3, TF1, ARD, ZDF, SWF, WDR, MDR, USA Networks, VH1,Calle 13 and Canal 22.

Delegate of ARTE channel (1998/99) in Spain and Director of Content Management for the FILMANOVA group (2003/5).

Filmanova Invest Delegate producer for the feature films ONE DAY IN EUROPE (Hannes Stöhr) and WITHIN THE WAY WITHOUT (Lawrence Boulting)

Executive Producer for the feature films: TUVE UN SUEÑO CONTIGO (Gonzalo Justiniano), LIVE-in MAID (Jorge Gaggero), NO SOS VOS, SOY YO (Juan Taratuto) and for the TVmovie DIARIO DE UN SKIN (Jacobo Rispa) for TELECINCO.
Associate Producer for the feature films LENA (Gonzalo Tapia) and ATAQUE VERBAL (Miguel Albadalejo).
Former President of DOCUS MADRID (Association for the Promotion of Documentaries), producer of the collective film MADRID 11M. WE WERE ALL ON THAT TRAIN.
Former documentary programmer at Seville European Film Festival, Ronda international film festival, Festival 4 Écrans.
Member of the European Film Academy