(EFE).- The documentary Homeland and Life: The Power of Musicwhich narrates the vicissitudes of the song Homeland and Lifebanned in Cuba and winner of two Latin Grammys, is nominated for these awards this year in the category Best Long Video.
“In a time where art and social justice intertwine their voices, Homeland and Life: The power of music resonates strongly, receiving its well-deserved nomination in awards that for the first time will be presented in Seville (Spain) next November, the public relations company said this Tuesday.
Directed by the Spanish singer, songwriter and actress Beatriz Luengo, the documentary puts on stage not only the protagonists of the song, but also “immerses the viewer in a visual narrative that pays tribute to iconic figures such as Celia Cruz and features the participation special from Gloria and Emilio Estefan and Camila Cabello,” the statement details.
The documentary premiered last March during the Miami Film Festival 2023 and narrates “the experiences, fears, injustices and victories” of a song that was the anthem of the peaceful protests of July 11, 2021.
The documentary premiered last March during the Miami Film Festival 2023 and narrates “the experiences, fears, injustices and victories” of a song that was the anthem of the peaceful protests of July 11, 2021
The song, performed by Romero, the duo Gente de Zona (Alexander Delgado and Randy Malcom), Descemer Bueno and the rappers El Funky y Osorbothe latter imprisoned in Cuba, won the Latin Grammy for song of the year and best urban song in 2021.
The documentary “comes to reinforce his legacy, demonstrating how a melody becomes a movement, a cry for freedom, and now, a story worthy of being told on the big screen,” he adds.
With more than 450 million views on TikTok and hailed by American media as “the sound of freedom”, this documentary is positioned as “an essential representation of how art has the power to change realities and tell stories that must be heard.” , highlights the statement.
Meanwhile, the Colombians Camilo, Karol G and Shakira, with seven nominations each, are the artists with the most prize options at the Latin Grammy 2023, which are also attended as great favorites by the Argentine Bizarrap, with six, or the Spanish Pablo Alborán, with five.
There are also five candidacies accumulated by the Puerto Rican Bad Bunny, the Argentine María Becerra, the Colombian Feid and the Mexican Natalia Lafourcade, as revealed this Tuesday by the Latin Recording Academy in a broadcast from Seville (Spain), headquarters this year also of their big gala on November 16.
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