A failed composer flees to war-torn Cuba and finds his muse in a dancer named Bamboo. What could go wrong?
Alejandro is a young composer from Madrid who, overwhelmed by a sentimental and artistic failure, decides to enlist as a volunteer soldier and go to war-torn Cuba, where he befriends Antonio, who becomes his best friend.
Acting
Fernando Fernán Gómez's magnetic presence steals every scene.
Production
Studio-bound Cuba somehow looks both lavish and unconvincing.
Director
José Luis Sáenz de Heredia
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sáenz de Heredia directed Franco propaganda films; this was his rare 'apolitical' commercial attempt. The dissonance is delicious.
Imperio Argentina was a huge tango star—casting her as Bambú was pure box-office insurance, not dramatic logic.
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