Movie

Cumbia

1973 · 90 min

A warm, upbeat musical journey with a likable dreamer, mixing folk charm and light comedy.

Overview: The story revolves around Evaristo who¸ accompanied by his drum¸ dreams of becoming a great figure and imposing his music on the whole world. Evaristo composes cumbias and more cumbias on his ranch and then in jail¸ where adverse situations take him. Meanwhile his delusions begin to come true¸ and without knowing it¸ his name and rhythm become famous.
How it feels: Warm, uplifting, light and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Music, ambition, identity, survival
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: music
ambition
identity
survival
justice
Places: countryside
prison
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild