LEYENDAS...THE LEGENDS OF CUBAN MUSIC pays homage to the pioneers of Cuban music's infectious sounds and irresistible rhythms. One-on-one interviews, colorful anecdotes and archival images, underscored by the sensuous cadence of Cuban music, depict the genre's "Golden Age" of the 1940s and '50s. Living legends Israel "Cachao" Lopez, Generoso Jimenez, Bebo Valdez, Olga Guillot, Olga Chorens and others offer insight into the lives of singers Celia Cruz and Beny More, and composer Ernesto Lecuona. Other musicians, including Candido Camero, Las Hermanas Marquez, Graciela Perez-Grillo, Carlos "Patato" Valdez and Johnny Pacheco, paint a rich portrait of Cuban life, at a time when its cities and towns bustled with music and laughter.
