Film

Romántico

2005 · 1h 20m · Documentary

IMDb

7.1

Rotten Tomatoes

96%

Metacritic

68

Romántico is a documentary about Mexican musician Carmelo Muñiz Sánchez, who returns home to his beloved daughters after years spent playing San Francisco’s taquerías and hipster joints. But once Carmelo arrives in his hometown, he finds himself immediately confronted with the struggles that led to his first border crossing. Despite working the mariachi circuit (weddings, funerals, quinceañeras) and at bars that cater to prostitutes and their clients, Sánchez soon realizes he can’t adequately support his family and plots a return to the U.S. At the age of 60, another border crossing begins to seem absurd, but Carmelo has not given up...

• Mark BeckerDirector · Producer · Editor · Director of Photography

Release date

January 1, 2005

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 20m

Genres

Documentary