Bola de Nieve

Documentarian Jose Sanchez-Montes turns his attention towards the late Cuban musician Ignacio Villa, known throughout the world as Bola de Nieve (Snowball), with this 2003 biographical documentary entitled simply Bola de Nieve. A master pianist, Bola de Nieve was a mainstay through the middle portion of the 20th century, with his music almost omnipresent in South America cinema throughout those formative decades. With Bola de Nieve's famous statement "I'm a sad person, but my songs sound happy" in mind, Sanchez-Montes also looks at the influence of the musician's African heritage and homosexuality upon Bola de Nieve's unique musical style.

• Release date
• April 28, 2003
• Runtime
• 73 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• José Sánchez-Montes

Cast

B

Bola de Nieve Himself (archive footage)

N

Nisia Aguero Santiago Auserón

M

Miguel Barnet

E

Esther Borja

V

Vicente Garrido Harold Gramatges

R

Rogelio París