USA – Cuba | documentary | color | Spanish | 98 min | 2022

Film info

  • SYNOPSIS

    Cuban music has traditionally flirted with spicy humor. A master in channeling Cuban popular soul with fully charged lyrics reflecting the trials and contradictions of everyday life, Pedro Luis became a household name in Cuba in the 70’s and 80’s. Irked by his witty social commentary, in the nineties his music was banned from the state-run media —which in Cuba meant all media. Despite government’s efforts to silence him, his songs and poetry spread from hand to hand inside and outside Cuba, which is why Pedro Luis affirms that the artist is thunder and the people are wind. This is his story.
     

    PLOT KEYWORDS

    music | Cuban culture & traditions | censorship | exile | 70’s & 80’s | minstrel | folk music | singer-songwriters | music legends

    • ABOUT PEDRO LUIS FERRER

      Such has been the international success story of Buena Vista Social Club that most people can’t see past these octogenarian superstars when it comes to Cuban music. However, for most of Cuba’s population there is a very different musical landscape that includes hip-hop, reggaeton and heavy metal, not to mention contemporary folk troubadours such as Pedro Luis Ferrer, a singer-songwriter who paints surreal snapshots of Cuban life in his own, particular rustico flavour – a sound that Ferrer recently described as “music without make-up”.

      His favoured instrument is the tres, a guitar-like three double-stringed instrument, which Ferrer describes as “the basis of Cuban music. [It] is derived from the laud, an instrument of Arabic origin that arrived in Cuba from Spain. For me the tres and the Bata drums (brought to Cuba by African slaves) synthesise all the history of our music.”

      His discography includes the albums Pedro Luis Ferrer (EGREM), Debajo de mi voz (EGREM), En espuma y arena (EGREM), 100% cubano (Carapacho Productions), Pedro Luis Ferrer(Caliente Records), Rustico (ESCONDIDA, Ultra Records), and Natural (ESCONDIDA, Ultra Records).
      (source: The Independent)

    CREW & CAST

    Original title: El trueno y el viento
    International title: The thunder and the wind
    Country of origin: USA – Cuba
    Running time: 98 min
    Original language: Spanish
    Directed by: Jorge A. Soliño
    Production: Fernando “El Teo” Calveiro, Jorge A. Soliño
    Cinematography: Roberto Olivera
    Editing: Jorge A. Soliño
    Stills: Yailín Alfaro, María Ochoa
    Design: Onelio Larralde
    Animations: Mario García-Montes
    Sound: Reynaldo Ferrer
    Sound mixing: Pedro Luis Ferrer
    Poster: Karoll William
    Musicians: Pedro Luis Ferrer, Lena Ferrer, Claudia Gabriella, Reynaldo Ferrer
    Special appearances: Pedro Luis Ferrer, Luis Alberto García, Juan Vila, Ramón Fernández-Larrea

    Production company: Mango Solo

    FESTIVALS & AWARDS
    • World Premiere. Miami International Film Festival 2023. Second place for The Documentary Achievement Award.
  • SINOPSIS

    Retrato del cantautor cubano Pedro Luis Ferrer, una figura emblemática de la escena musical de la isla en los años 70 y 80, célebre por decantar las alegrías y contradicciones de la vida cotidiana con letras llenas de humor y doble sentido. Su sinceridad e iconoclasia lo transformaron en un personaje indigesto para la dirigencia cultural de la época y su música fue prohibida en todos los medios de comunicación estatales en los años 90. A pesar de los esfuerzos del gobierno por silenciarlo, sus canciones y poesías circularon de mano en mano dentro y fuera de Cuba, y su figura adquirió status de leyenda, de alguna manera demostrando el axioma que Pedro Luis Ferrer toma prestado del I Ching: “El artista es trueno y el pueblo es viento”. Esta es su historia.

    FICHA TÉCNICA

    Título original: El trueno y el viento
    Título internacional: The thunder and the wind
    País de origen: EUA – Cuba
    Duración: 98 min
    Idioma original: Español
    Dirigido por: Jorge A. Soliño
    Producción: Fernando “El Teo” Calveiro, Jorge A. Soliño
    Fotografía: Roberto Olivera
    Edición: Jorge A. Soliño
    Fotos fijas: Yailín Alfaro, María Ochoa
    Dibujos: Onelio Larralde
    Animación: Mario García-Montes
    Grabación de sonido: Reynaldo Ferrer
    Mezclas de sonido: Pedro Luis Ferrer
    Cartel: Karoll William
    Músicos: Pedro Luis Ferrer, Lena Ferrer, Claudia Gabriella, Reynaldo Ferrer
    Entrevistados: Pedro Luis Ferrer, Luis Alberto García (Hijo), Juan Vila, Ramón Fernández-Larrea
    Empresa productora: Mango Solo

    FESTIVALES Y PREMIOS
    • Premiere Mundial. Miami International Film Festival 2023. Segundo lugar, Premio de Mejor Documental.
  • SINOPSE

    Retrato de Pedro Luis Ferrer, um dos principais nomes da música popular cubana nos anos 70 e 80, célebre por decantar as alegrias e contradições da vida cotidiana com letras cheias de humor e duplo sentido. Sua sinceridade e iconoclastia o transformaram em um personagem indigesto para a liderança cultural da época e sua música foi proibida em todos os meios de comunicação estatais nos anos 90. Apesar dos esforços do governo para silencia-o, suas canções e poesias passaram de mão em mão dentro e fora de Cuba, e sua figura ganho status de lenda, de alguma maneira demonstrando o axioma que Pedro Luis Ferrer tomou emprestado do I Ching: “O artista é o trovão e o povo é o vento”. Esta é sua história.

    FICHA TÉCNICA

    Título original: El trueno y el viento
    Título internacional: The thunder and the wind
    País de origem: EUA – Cuba
    Duração: 98 min
    Idioma original: Español
    Dirigido por: Jorge A. Soliño
    Produção: Fernando “El Teo” Calveiro, Jorge A. Soliño
    Fotografia: Roberto Olivera
    Edição: Jorge A. Soliño
    Foto fixa: Yailín Alfaro, María Ochoa
    Desenhos: Onelio Larralde
    Animação: Mario García-Montes
    Captura de som: Reynaldo Ferrer
    Mixagem de som: Pedro Luis Ferrer
    Cartaz: Karoll William
    Músicos: Pedro Luis Ferrer, Lena Ferrer, Claudia Gabriella, Reynaldo Ferrer
    Apresentando: Pedro Luis Ferrer, Luis Alberto García (Hijo), Juan Vila, Ramón Fernández-Larrea

    FESTIVAIS E PRÊMIOS
    • Premiere Mundial. Miami International Film Festival 2023. Segundo lugar, Prêmio de Melhor Documentário.

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