The man who made Venezuela swing — and you've probably never heard his name.
Music documentary about Billo Frómeta by director Rafael Marziano Tinoco from Venezuela.
Direction
Tinoco balances archival gold with intimate interviews.
Sound
That saxophone. Those rhythms. Pure unfiltered mambo.
Director
Rafael Marziano Tinoco
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Billo basically invented the 'orquesta de baile' format that defined Venezuelan dance halls for decades — yet he's barely a footnote outside Latin America.
The film took eight years to complete because Tinoco kept finding unreleased recordings in obscure collectors' basements.
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