Directed by:
Diego Mas TrellesScreenplay:
Diego Mas TrellesCinematography:
Raúl CuevasPlots(1)
This joyous documentary profile from director Diego Mas Trelles chronicles the colorful life of Xavier Cugat (1900-1990), the Spanish-born, Cuban-bred "Rhumba King" who was instrumental in bringing Latin music to American ears - and dancing feet. Featuring extracts from Cugat's numerous Hollywood screen appearances while paying tribute to his years of work in radio and in countless casinos, hotel ballrooms and nightclubs - including the legendary Coconut Grove - Sex, Maracas and Chihuahuas tells an incredible story of hard work and wild times, of romance, gangsters and opulence, and of glorious, infectious, beautiful music. (Miami Film Festival)
(more)Cast
![Isabel Coixet](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/000/160000023_afa396.jpg)
Isabel Coixet
Spain
![Xavier Cugat](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/605/160605939_265ed6.jpg)
Xavier Cugat (a.f.)
Spain
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)
You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
Román Gubern
Spain
Chucho Valdés
Cuba