Movie: Baroque

Top 7 Billed Cast

Francisco Rabal
Francisco Rabal

Ángela Molina
Ángela Molina

Ernesto Gómez Cruz
Ernesto Gómez Cruz

Roberto Sosa
Roberto Sosa

Alberto Pedro
Alberto Pedro

Silvio Rodríguez
Silvio Rodríguez

Himself

Pablo Milanés
Pablo Milanés

Himself

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  • Overview

    A series of images, music and sounds which transport through Mexico's history, without any narrative sequence. The film spins constantly round the question 'Where are the singers from?'

  • Release Date

    1989-10-10

  • Average

    5.6

  • Rating:

    2.8 starts
  • Tagline

    A musical about the baroque imagination which plays with History as an image

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    Español
  • Keywords

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