Bola de Nieve (2003)
Documentarian Jose Sanchez-Montes turns his attention towards the late Cuban musician Ignacio Villa, known throughout the world as Bola de Nieve (Snowball), with this 2003 biographical documentary entitled simply Bola de Nieve. A master pianist, Bola de Nieve was a mainstay through the middle portion of the 20th century, with his music almost omnipresent in South America cinema throughout those formative decades. With Bola de Nieve's famous statement "I'm a sad person, but my songs sound happy" in mind, Sanchez-Montes also looks at the influence of the musician's African heritage and homosexuality upon Bola de Nieve's unique musical style.
Director: José Sánchez-Montes
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Bola de Nieve as Himself (archive footage) |
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Nisia Aguero as |
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Santiago Auserón as |
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Miguel Barnet as |
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Esther Borja as |
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Vicente Garrido as |
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Harold Gramatges as |
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Rogelio París as |
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Antonio Peñalver as |
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Luis Peñalver as |
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Roberto Zurbano as |
| Writing | Mariano Maresca | Writer |
| Editing | Francisco L. Rivera | Editor |
| Crew | Francisco L. Rivera | Cinematography |
| Sound | Juanma García | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Jordi Sabatés | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | José Sánchez-Montes | Director |
| Writing | José Sánchez-Montes | Writer |
| Sound | Hector Quevedo | Sound Recordist |
