Feature film
Danzón
María Novaro · 1991
Synopsis
Julia Solórzano, a telephone operator in Mexico City, has only one great joy: the danzón. For six years she has danced every week at the Salón Colonia with Carmelo, her partner. One day, Carmelo disappears. Julia leaves for Veracruz, where he comes from, in search of him, and discovers a new world in the port city.
Context
Co-produced by Mexico and Spain and photographed by Rodrigo García, the film is written by María and Beatriz Novaro; it gives María Rojo the role of Julia and Carmen Salinas that of doña Tí. It was released in Mexico on 27 June 1991 and was presented the same year at the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes. The director wanted to portray a woman happy to live alone, in a film steeped in popular music and nostalgia for the 1940s.
Who it is for
A two-hour film, in Spanish, carried by music and dance, which is easy to follow.
Prizes and reception
The film that established the director's international reputation; ACE Prize for best film and acting prize at Valladolid.
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