Julio Simoneau

Movies

Buena Vista Social Club
Focus Puller
In this fascinating Oscar-nominated documentary, American guitarist Ry Cooder brings together a group of legendary Cuban folk musicians (some in their 90s) to record a Grammy-winning CD in their native city of Havana. The result is a spectacular compilation of concert footage from the group's gigs in Amsterdam and New York City's famed Carnegie Hall, with director Wim Wenders capturing not only the music -- but also the musicians' life stories.
Baraguá
Director of Photography
The film is based on the historical event known as the Protest of Baraguá.
Ojos de Perro
Director of Photography
It presents the struggle of the first unionized workers, after a strike for the implantation of the eight-hour day and the union right, in the sugar valleys of Peru. It is the story of the first union in the city of Trujillo, organized in 1921.
Death to the Invader
Director of Photography
Short documentary about Cuba's resistance to American invasion.