Sergio Venturini

In the suburbs of Tokyo, away from the chaos and noise of the city, is the Café de Kinema. As if they were into a movie theater, out of time and space, people take refuge in their own silence while the melodies of Nino Rota get lost in the smoke of their cigarettes.

Inside a theater of a shopping center, several actors rehearse a new play. A recognized actor with delusions of greatness and vanity, faces his decay, making the rehearsals unbearable.

José Manuel Ortiz, 32, has had a great interest and sensitivity towards music since he was very young. He grows up listening to the anecdotes of his great-grandfather Carlos Amable Ortiz who was the first academic musician in Ecuador. After the death of Carlos Amable Ortiz, his fame begins to fade, but his 237 scores have managed to survive time. Upon recovering the works, José Manuel's interest in studying and deepening the music found is awakened.