Calle 54 (2000)

Director:

Fernando Trueba

Writer:

Fernando Trueba

Release Date:

6 October 2000 (Spain)

Genre:

Documentary | Music

Plot:

A film featuring performances of several stars of the Latin Jazz music scene.

Plot Keywords:

Jazz | Performance | Concert Film | New Jersey | Session

Awards:

4 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Arturo O'Farrill	...	Piano
Rolando Guerrero	...	Congas
Joe Gonzales	...	Bongos
Jim Seeley	...	Trumpet
Matt Hilgenberg	...	Trumpet
Mike Mossman	...	Trumpet
Joe Owens	...	Trumpet
Peter Brainin	...	Tenor Saxophone
Mike Migliore	...	Tenor Saxophone
Marshall McDonald	...	Alto Saxophone
Max Schweiger	...	Baritone Saxophone
Richard Perry	...	Alto Saxophone
Papo Vasquez	...	Trombone
Jack Jeffers	...	Bass Trombone
Sam Burtis	...	Trombone
Rick Stepton	...	Trombone
Bebo Valdés	...	Piano
Cachao	...	Bass (as Israel Lopez 'Cachao')
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gato Barbieri	...	Himself
Michel Camilo	...	Himself
Paquito D'Rivera	...	Himself
Chano Domínguez	...	Himself
Eliane Elias	...	Herself
Jerry González	...	Himself
Chico O'Farrill	...	Piano
Tito Puente	...	Himself
Orlando 'Puntilla' Ríos	...	Himself
Carlos 'Patato' Valdés	...	Himself
Chucho Valdés	...	Himself

Directed by
Fernando Trueba

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Fernando Trueba

Produced by
Jessica Berman	....	line producer
Rosa Bosch	....	associate producer
Nat Chediak	....	associate producer
Cristina Huete	....	producer
Laurence Miller	....	executive producer
Domenico Procacci	....	co-producer
Fabienne Servan-Schreiber	....	producer
Fernando Trueba	....	producer

Original Music by
Graeme Revell

Cinematography by
José Luis López-Linares

Film Editing by
Carmen Frías

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Doug Torres	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
Martin Gamet	....	sound
Pierre Gamet	....	sound
Jean-Alexandre Villemer	....	sound recordist

Visual Effects by
Andrés de la Cruz	....	digital restoration

Camera and Electrical Department
Vincent Buron	....	first assistant camera
Carlos Carcas	....	camera operator
Stephane Cojot-Goldberg	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Rachel Perez	....	assistant camera

Music Department
Julio Martí	....	music producer

Other crew
Mike Krumboltz	....	production assistant
Eduardo Lytton	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Cinétévé
• Fernando Trueba Producciones Cinematográficas S.A. (as Fernando Trueba P.C. S.A.)
• SGAE
• arte France Cinéma
• Canal+ (participation)
• Televisión Española (TVE) (participation)
• Vía Digital (participation)
• Fandango (in association with)
• Tequila Gang (in association with)

Distributors

• Buena Vista International (2001) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Cinemien (2001) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Gativideo (2002) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2002) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Gémaci (France)
• Homescreen (2001) (Netherlands) (video)
• Lolafilms Distribución (Spain)
• Madman Entertainment (2003) (Australia) (DVD)
• Miramax Films (USA) (subtitled)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

Spain | France | Italy | Mexico | Belgium

Language:

French | Spanish | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | France:U | Spain:T | USA:G | Singapore:PG

Company:

Cinétévé

fine tribute to Afro-Cuban masters

This is a fine collection of performances. I enjoyed Tito Puente's segment most--it's a nice farewell to a great musician. He evokes the men who preceded him, like Mario Bauza, Machito and Chano Pozo (whose conga playing on records with Dizzy Gillespie was a great joy of my teenage years). Bebo Valdes was also wonderful; alone, or in duets with his son Chucho or with Cachao. The only sour note was provided by the schlockmeister Gato Barbieri, purveying dull world music (does anybody remember the soundtrack album for Last Tango In Paris? that was great make-out music from Gato).

I liked this a lot more than Carlos Saura's banal flamenco and tango films, which were the last gasps of a dying filmmaker.