In this film the 90-year old, widowed jazz drummer ‘Rabito’ reminisces about the past, his musical training, his beloved wife and the famous jazz musicians he knew and performed with. The documentary is very lyrical, much in the style of the film Buenavista Social Club in the way it creates, through lighting and montage, the atmosphere of loneliness and material decay in which this talented and still active musician lives. The visual treatment of the subject matter, as well as the narrative rhythm is very unusual in the context of Mexican public television. In a very limited way, the broadcaster is opening up to producers and directors that have a background in film, with very interesting results. In Mexico, unlike other countries, film and television production (commercial and public) have been completely separate in terms of subject matter, creative and technical personnel and educational background.
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