Cumbia callera (2007)

Cumbia callera: Directed by René Villarreal. With Fernanda García Castañeda, Oliver Cantú Lozano, Andul Zambrano, Emma Mirthala Cantú. Framed by the high mountain chains that surround the city of Monterrey (Mexico), three youngsters live passions and dilemmas, roaming between the steep slums and the luxury districts, crowned by the irresistible rhythm of the “colombia regiomontana”.

“Hey just wanted to say how much I enjoyed this movie! It really was fantastic. Amazing performances from the actors, great music and story telling. I had this concept in my head of making a movie with the music telling the story through lyrics for sometime. Thanks for making it for me!u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn this film, practically devoid of dialog, itu0026#39;s the lyrics of the Cumbia and Vallenato, that tell this original story. With a very simple plot and a local context it reaches a very interesting universal quality. It combines a critical, sincere and uninhibited vision with the playful spirit of a popular and youth oriented cinema that produces cult objects as seen in movies such as Zoot Suit (Luis Valdez, 1981) – which portrays the u0026quot;pachucou0026quot; subculture through Swing and Jitterbug-, or Breakdance (Joel Silberg, 1984) – with Breakdance music and dance. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eCumbia Callera (aka Cumbia Connection) does the same but now for the u0026quot;colombianou0026quot; subculture of northern Mexico.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHighly recommendable for those looking for something different new and entertaining.”