Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York backdrop image

Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

DocumentaryHistoryMusicTV Movie
8.0·2021·0h 52m

When the film West Side Story was released in 1961, New York's reviled Puerto Rican community gained some visibility and, over time, both in Spanish H...

Play

Watch Now

Server:

If video doesn't load, try another server

Cast

No photo

Bobby Sanabria

Self

No photo

Willie Estrada

Self

No photo

Derrick León Washington

Self

No photo

Iris Morales

Self

No photo

José Arteaga

Self

Tito Puente Jr.

Tito Puente Jr.

Self

No photo

Saúl Escalona

Self

No photo

Johnny 'Dandy' Rodríguez

Self

DIRECTOR

Sergio G. Mondelo

OVERVIEW

When the film West Side Story was released in 1961, New York's reviled Puerto Rican community gained some visibility and, over time, both in Spanish Harlem and the Bronx, neighborhoods plagued by poverty, drugs and crime, Hispanic identity was reborn and strengthened, thanks to a syncretic and intentionally popular music that eventually conquered the entire city.