
Solo en un día
Documentary
Overview
Madrid, Spain, June 30th, 2016. Rafael and José Luis jam a crazy one-day trip in search of the city's jazz scene, meeting the musicians, the club owners, the audience, the true believers who tell the story from the beginning, back in the 1950s, until the last breath of this memorable day.
Top Cast
José Luis Noriega
José Luis Noriega
Himself - Interviewer
José Luis Noriega
Himself - Interviewer
Rafael Álvarez Espejo
Rafael Álvarez Espejo
Himself - Interviewer
Rafael Álvarez Espejo
Himself - Interviewer
Ángel Carmona
Ángel Carmona
Himself - Radio Announcer
Ángel Carmona
Himself - Radio Announcer
Jorge Pardo
Jorge Pardo
Himself - Musician
Jorge Pardo
Himself - Musician
Miguel Ángel Chastang
Miguel Ángel Chastang
Himself - Musician
Miguel Ángel Chastang
Himself - Musician
Pedro Iturralde
Pedro Iturralde
Himself - Musician
Pedro Iturralde
Himself - Musician
Yuvisney Aguilar
Yuvisney Aguilar
Himself - Musician
Yuvisney Aguilar
Himself - Musician
Javier 'Crudo' Gallego
Javier 'Crudo' Gallego
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Javier 'Crudo' Gallego
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Juan Claudio 'Cifu' Cifuentes
Juan Claudio 'Cifu' Cifuentes
Himself - Radio Announcer (voice)
Juan Claudio 'Cifu' Cifuentes
Himself - Radio Announcer (voice)
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