El Gran Combo

El Gran Combo

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Salsa: un homenaje a El Gran Combo
Title: Salsa: un homenaje a El Gran Combo
Released: December 5, 2010
Type: Movie
A tribute to the iconic mega salsa band, Puerto Rico's own, El Gran Combo.
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La clave
Title: La clave
Released: August 9, 2008
Type: Movie
Musical documentary film about the similarities between two types of music genres known as Salsa and Reggaeton. The clave is the five-note two-bar rhythm pattern which generates rhythmic measurement and is the foundation and backbone of Salsa and all Afro-Cuban based music.
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Lo mejor de nuestra música popular: 15 años de éxitos
Title: Lo mejor de nuestra música popular: 15 años de éxitos
Released: December 2, 2007
Type: Movie
The film includes highlights of the Banco Popular's music specials, whose production started in 1993.
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From Son to Salsa
Title: From Son to Salsa
Released: September 12, 1997
Type: Movie
A testimony about Afro-Cuban popular music from its origins to the present day.
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Un pueblo que canta
Title: Un pueblo que canta
Released: December 3, 1993
Type: Movie
Homage to Puerto Rican composers, musicians, and singers.
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Cocolos & Rockeros: For Rock or Salsa?
Title: Cocolos & Rockeros: For Rock or Salsa?
Released: April 28, 1992
Type: Movie
This documentary examines the musical tastes of Puerto Rico's youth. The terms "cocolos" refers to those who prefer salsa music, and "rockeros" to those who prefer rock music. Through interviews and an array of musical settings, the film explores the young people's feelings in a humorist yet serious manner, bringing to the forefront issues of biases and national identity inherent in this innocent yet very powerful form of social entertainment.
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Machuchal: Agente 0
Title: Machuchal: Agente 0
Released: January 1, 1966
Type: Movie
Machuchal as a federal agent. He presents his humorous adventures and exploits in the city of New York as Agent 0. The film is an extremely mild spoof of James Bondish-spy films.
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Luna de miel en Puerto Rico
Title: Luna de miel en Puerto Rico
Released: January 1, 1966
Type: Movie
Manuel, the manager of the (real-life) Hotel Condado Beach in San Juan, and his assistant Paquito decide to promote their establishment by offering free "honeymoons in Puerto Rico" to newlywed couples.
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Millonario a go-go
Title: Millonario a go-go
Released: December 9, 1965
Type: Movie
Jíbaro Machuchal inherits a piece of land in Condado Beach. When he arrives, he finds a hotel has been built on his land.
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Title: El show de las 12
Released: January 11, 1965
Type: TV
El show de las 12 is a Puerto Rican midday variety television series airing on WKAQ-TV, and later on the nationwide Telemundo network, and hosted by Eddie Miro for most of its run. It aired every week-day for 40 years until its cancellation on February 25, 2005.
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Sounds of the Rum Capital
Title: Sounds of the Rum Capital
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
70% of the rum sold in the United States is produced in Puerto Rico. This 35-minute short film tours the island's distilleries and places of historial importance, highlighting the Puerto Rican rum industry. It has the participation of Puerto Rican music figures such as Kany García, El Gran Combo, Pedro Capó and Wisin.