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La Mami

2019 1h 21m Documentary List
92% Tomatometer 12 Reviews Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
Night after night, La Mami unlocks the door and reveals the guarded restroom of the Cabaret Barba Azul's dancers. After working for more than 40 years in the nightlife, Doña Olga is now La Mami, the caretaker of the women restroom at the mythical Cabaret Barba Azul. Night after night, she takes care of the dancers working at the flow of live music. This restroom is a trusting bubble inside Barba Azul. Today there is a new woman arriving at the restroom. She has a sick son and needs to work.

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Beandrea July New York Times Garvín’s adept camerawork allows the story to unfold so seamlessly in its vérité style, that the film emanates the magic of a scripted drama without revealing any noticeable interference. Apr 7, 2022 Full Review Neil Young Hollywood Reporter An intimate, often amusing, invariably informative delve into a semi-hidden world - one which very few males ever even glimpse. Dec 4, 2019 Full Review Guy Lodge Variety "La Mami" is rife with sharp, tacit socioeconomic criticism of an unequal, patriarchal society in which making joyless business out of pleasure is the best hope many women have. Nov 26, 2019 Full Review Erick Estrada Cinegarage A moving, sad, hard story. [Full review in Spanish] Aug 24, 2022 Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills While we don’t find out everything about them—even the cabaret dressing room is a place where they hide some things about their “real” life—we learn enough to be touched, as well as sometimes amused. Jun 28, 2022 Full Review Gisela Savdie Letra Urbana This particular representation can be extended to the rest of Latin America, and maybe the entire world, where so many countries with similar situations leave women unprotected, and with few options for survival. [Full review in Spanish] Apr 13, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Night after night, La Mami unlocks the door and reveals the guarded restroom of the Cabaret Barba Azul's dancers. After working for more than 40 years in the nightlife, Doña Olga is now La Mami, the caretaker of the women restroom at the mythical Cabaret Barba Azul. Night after night, she takes care of the dancers working at the flow of live music. This restroom is a trusting bubble inside Barba Azul. Today there is a new woman arriving at the restroom. She has a sick son and needs to work.
Director
Laura Herrero
Producer
Laura Imperiale, Patricia Franquesa, Laia Zanón, Laura Herrero
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Spanish
Runtime
1h 21m