Solo en un día

Nov 18, 2016

1h 19m

★ 5.0

An improbable documentary on jazz in the city of Madrid

Overview

Madrid, Spain, June 30th, 2016. Rafael and José Luis jam a crazy one-day trip in search of the city's jazz scene, meeting the musicians, the club owners, the audience, the true believers who tell the story from the beginning, back in the 1950s, until the last breath of this memorable day.

Genres

Documentary

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Música en Vivo

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Cast

Himself - Interviewer

José Luis Noriega

Himself - Interviewer

Rafael Álvarez Espejo

Himself - Radio Announcer

Ángel Carmona

Himself - Musician

Jorge Pardo

Himself - Musician

Miguel Ángel Chastang

Himself - Musician

Pedro Iturralde

Himself - Musician

Yuvisney Aguilar

Himself - Narrator (voice)

Javier 'Crudo' Gallego

Himself - Radio Announcer (voice)

Juan Claudio 'Cifu' Cifuentes

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