(Bola de Nieve)

Content: Documentarian Jose Sanchez-Montes turns his attention towards the late Cuban musician Ignacio Villa, known throughout the world as Bola de Nieve (Snowball), with this 2003 biographical documentary entitled simply Bola de Nieve. A master pianist, Bola de Nieve was a mainstay through the middle portion of the 20th century, with his music almost omnipresent in South America cinema throughout those formative decades. With Bola de Nieve's famous statement "I'm a sad person, but my songs sound happy" in mind, Sanchez-Montes also looks at the influence of the musician's African heritage and homosexuality upon Bola de Nieve's unique musical style.

Countries:

Cuba,

Mexico,

Spain

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

73 minutes

Year:

2003

Directors:

José Sánchez-Montes

Production companies:

ICAIC,

atico 7,

Canal Sur,

Canal Once

Actors:

Himself (archive footage)

Crews:

Director

Sound Mixer

Editor

Sound Recordist

Writer