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El Benny

6.3 average rating
6.3
Spanish / 132 MIN. / 2006

The Genres

The Synopsis

Based on the life of Benny Moré, the film concentrates on a period in the early 1950s when Moré leaves the orchestra of Duany and starts his own 'Banda Gigante'. In flashback we learn of his success in Mexico. Moré is caught in the events connected to Batista's coup in Cuba. Also, he tours Venezuela, where he suffers the machinations of a vengeful businessman. After collapsing and being hospitalised, Moré swears off alcohol. Some years later, he encounters his old band-mate Monchy, fallen on hard times.

The Cast

Renny ArozarenaEnrique MolinaCarlos Ever FonsecaMario GuerraLimara MenesesIsabel SantosSalvador WoodsLaura de la UzKike QuiñonesCarlos MassolaFélix PérezCheryl ZaldívarHusmell DíazMarcela MoralesSerafín GarcíaRakel AdrianaBárbara HernándezJorge FerdecazUlyk AnelloMayra Mazorra

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