MusicDrama

El Benny

Name: El Benny
Director: Jorge Luis Sánchez
Genre: Music, Drama
Released: 2006-07-27
Duration: 132 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Renny Arozarena, Enrique Molina, Carlos Ever Fonseca, Mario Guerra, Limara Meneses

July 27, 2006

2h 12m

TMDB6.3· 7

Based on the life of Benny Moré, the film concentrates on a period in the early 1950s when Moré leaves the orchestra of Duany and starts his own 'Banda Gigante'. In flashback we learn of his success in Mexico. Moré is caught in the events connected to Batista's coup in Cuba. Also, he tours Venezuela, where he suffers the machinations of a vengeful businessman. After collapsing and being hospitalised, Moré swears off alcohol. Some years later, he encounters his old band-mate Monchy, fallen on hard times.