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Romántico

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Filmmaker Mark Becker examines the plight of Carmelo Muñiz Sánchez who, along with his friend Arturo, ekes out a living as a mariachi musician in San Francisco. When Carmelo returns to his native Mexico, he finds it much harder to earn enough money to support his family, and he ponders chancing another illegal crossing into California.
Romántico

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Critics Consensus

An engrossing documentary look at ordinary lives, Romántico puts relatable individual faces on issues that are far too often dehumanized.

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Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune 01/26/2007
3/4
... a fine example of how the new technologies enable filmmakers to tell stories hard to capture before. Go to Full Review Tasha Robinson AV Club 01/19/2007
C
There's nothing extraordinary about mariachi singer Carmelo Muiz Snchez, and nothing extraordinary about Mark Becker's documentary profile Romntico. At times, that seems to be the point. Go to Full Review Mick LaSalle San Francisco Chronicle 01/19/2007
3/4
Romntico would be nothing if it were just a hard-luck story. The movie is something else: the revelation of a way of life, of a whole area of human experience going on right under our noses -- or standing over our restaurant tables. Go to Full Review Beverly Berning culturevulture.net 04/23/2007
It is like a duet in which both men work together to achieve a kind of cinematic harmony, and out of it comes a beautiful recording of the universal struggle that is life. Go to Full Review Eric Monder Film Journal International 03/01/2007
A touching and worthwhile experience. Go to Full Review Mike Russell Oregonian 02/02/2007
B+
A low-key personal portrait that helps you understand an illegal immigrant's desperate psychology. But mostly, it fills you with an aching empathy for this profoundly decent man, who numbly (even heroically) soldiers on. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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02/19/2013 Conmovedora Pelicula un aplauso!!!!! See more 06/13/2011 This was REALLY good - check it out on WIN! See more 08/05/2010 An intimate, low key and decidedly unromantic depiction of poverty. See more 08/01/2010 I came across this movie through Netflix. It was a hot Sunday afternoon. I was bored scrolling through the Netflix queue on the Xbox. I started to watch this movie solo next thing you know the whole family was propt on the couch watching, singing to the songs which reminded them of when they used to live in Mexico. It hit home for most of us, very beautiful movie. My mom wanted more, we even watched all the credits singing to the famous song. This movie captured the sad and true living and struggle of many Mexican people. See more 07/28/2010 A tear jerker. It tugs at the heart. My grandfather has made a living as a mariachi guitar player all his life. This helped me appreciate him that much more. See more 07/11/2008 People who share the ideas of assholes like Lou Dobbs and Jim Gilchrist should see this movie. See more Read all reviews
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Mark Becker

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Mark Becker

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Synopsis Filmmaker Mark Becker examines the plight of Carmelo Muñiz Sánchez who, along with his friend Arturo, ekes out a living as a mariachi musician in San Francisco. When Carmelo returns to his native Mexico, he finds it much harder to earn enough money to support his family, and he ponders chancing another illegal crossing into California.
Director
Mark Becker
Producer
Mark Becker
Distributor
Kino International
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 1, 2006, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 9, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$29.5K
Runtime
1h 20m