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Danzón (1991) (492 words) |
 | I just saw Danzon at Washington, D.C.'s National Gallery, which was selected as part of the theme for Milestones in Mexican Cinema. |
| It was a wonderful, simple story about a woman who's love of dance forces her to realize her independence. |
| Danzon director María Rojo stars as Julia Solórzano, a timid working class woman (just to show you the cultural and economic differences between the states and Mexico, it was 1989 when this movie was released, and they were talking about the "modernization plan" and the development of 'long distance telephone'). |
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Movie Reviews by Edwin Jahiel (923 words) |
| Julia, a telephone company operatrix in Mexico City, is a cheerful soul whose one passion is "danzon," a ballroom dance originating in Haiti and originally patterned after French cotillion dances. |
| The film is an affectionate paean to danzon and local music for the masses, and simultaneously it is a political statement by Ms. |
| This, in a sense is typical of "Danzon. |
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