Our Latin Thing (Spanish: Nuestra Cosa Latina) was a 1972 documentary film directed by Leon Gast about the burgeoning Latin music scene in New York City.[1] It focused on a concert put together by the management of Fania Records at Manhattan's Cheetah nightclub featuring a group of Fania artists called the Fania All-Stars. The film was distributed by A&R Film Distributors[2] headed by Alex Masucci, Fania Records founder Jerry Masucci's younger brother and subsequent Fania Records Vice President,[3] and Ray Aviles.
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| Directed by | Leon Gast |
| Produced by | Larry Harlow Jerry Masucci |
| Cinematography | Ted Churchill Steven Harris Thomas Reichman Burleigh Wartes |
| Music by | The Fania All-Stars, under the musical direction of Johnny Pacheco |
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| Distributed by | A&R Film Distributors |
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References edit
- ^ Slater, Russ (29 November 2011). "It was our thing, Our Latin Thing: An Interview with Leon Gast". Sounds and Colours. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ "Our Latin Thing (1972) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ Gurza, Agustin (26 May 2001). "A Sea Change?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
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