

MovieDocumentaryMusic
Sex, Maracas & Chihuahuas
A documentary about the incredible life of the musician Xavier Cugat
4.0(2)20161h 28m
A joyful tale filled with music. The rise of radio. The jazz big bands. The legendary clubs and ballrooms. The soundtracks of the great musical films and TV shows. Sex and romance, gangsters, luxury cars and palm trees. From Barcelona to New York, with a stop in Cuba. The birth of Las Vegas. The sound of the maracas. Chihuahuas everywhere. The incredible life story of Xavier Cugat (1900-90).
- Director
- Diego Mas Trelles
- Writers
- Diego Mas Trelles
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Cast
Chucho Valdés
Self - Musician

Isabel Coixet
Self - Filmmaker

Javier Gurruchaga
Self - Musician
Óscar Gómez
Self - Musician

Jesús García de Dueñas
Self - Film Historian

Román Gubern
Self - Film Historian
Eduard Fornés
Self - Book Editor
Alex Zara
Self - Musician

Joana Biarnés
Self - Photographer

Nina Agustí
Self - Singer
Joan Valls
Self - Hotel Manager

Xavier Cugat
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Crew
Directing
- Diego Mas TrellesDirector
Writing
- Diego Mas TrellesWriter
Production
- Albert SoléProducer
- Gemma RodríguezProduction Manager
- Patricia Ruiz TakataResearcher
Camera
- Raúl CuevasDirector of Photography
Editing
- Iria SanjurjoEditor
Sound
- Inés AlmirónSound Editor
- Marc CasademuntSound
Art
- Marius CirjaGraphic Designer