Self (archive footage)
When the film West Side Story was released in 1961, New York's reviled Puerto Rican community gained some visibility and, over time, both in Spanish Harlem and the Bronx, neighborhoods plagued by poverty, drugs and crime, Hispanic identity was reborn and strengthened, thanks to a syncretic and intentionally popular music that eventually conquered the entire city.
Diego El Cigala inicia un viaje en busca de los mitos de la salsa, desde sus inicios y su impacto en las calles del Nueva York más latino hasta el panorama actual. Documental que hace un recorrido por Colombia, Cuba, Puerto Rico, República Dominicana o Miami siguiendo el viaje del artista.
