Marino and the Authentics

Name: Marino and the Authentics
Director: Cristóbal Jasso
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 2024-10-11
Cast: Marino Mariano, Dagoberto Mariche, Estevan Urbano, Rolando Guzmán, Zenón Toscano

2024 · 94 min · Documentary, Music

Marino Mariano is a musician and fisherman from Collantes, an Afro-Mexican community on the Costa Chica of Oaxaca. Despite being illiterate, he composed more than 46 songs. Now, at 68 years old, he dreams of recording the songs he still remembers. Along the way, Marino meets other musicians, The Authentics, who, like him, seek to leave their musical legacy.

Directed by Cristóbal Jasso · Written by Cristóbal Jasso

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Marino Mariano
Dagoberto Mariche
Estevan Urbano
Rolando Guzmán
Zenón Toscano
Crescencio Chencho González

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