Bola de Nieve
Director José Sanchez-Montes
Countries Cuba
Duration 73 min
Synopsis
Snowball, the unmistakable black Cuban pianist, “small and round as a little ball”, admired by Ernest Hemingway and Pablo Neruda, can still be heard on the soundtracks of Pedro Almodovar’s movies. This documentary tries to show the variety of influences that defined the singer and pianist’s style, from his African heritage to his pro-revolutionary side, also approaching his homosexuality. A film that shows the human profile of one of the greatest Latin American myths of the last century, self-proclaimed as “the sad man who used to sing happily”.
Snowball, the unmistakable black Cuban pianist, “small and round as a little ball”, admired by Ernest Hemingway and Pablo Neruda, can still be heard on the soundtracks of Pedro Almodovar’s movies. This documentary tries to show the variety of influences that defined the singer and pianist’s style, from his African heritage to his pro-revolutionary side, also approaching his homosexuality. A film that shows the human profile of one of the greatest Latin American myths of the last century, self-proclaimed as “the sad man who used to sing happily”.