About the Film

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Cumbia: Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto is a film on the music of the Gaiteros of San Jacinto, of the Caribbean coast of Colombia, and on the history of cumbia, one of the most popular forms of musical expression in the Americas today. Filmed by producers Ellen Speiser and Julio León over a number of years, the film serves as an irreplaceable work documenting the legacy of these legendary musicians.