''Danzón'' is a 1991 Mexican drama film directed by

María Novaro María Novaro (born María Luisa Novaro Peñaloza; September 11, 1951, in Mexico City) is a Mexican film director. She was among the first generation of female filmmakers to graduate from a film school in Mexico. She has made five feature films an ...

. It is the story of Julia (Rojo), a telephone

switchboard operator In the early days of telephony, companies used manual telephone switchboards, and switchboard operators connected calls by inserting a pair of phone plugs into the appropriate jacks. They were gradually phased out and replaced by automated system ...

whose main joy is

Danzón Danzón is the official musical genre and dance of Cuba.Urfé, Odilio 1965. ''El danzón''. La Habana. It is also an active musical form in Mexico and Puerto Rico. Written in time, the danzón is a slow, formal partner dance, requiring se ...

dancing.

Plot

Julia (María Rojo) is a switchboard operator in Mexico City who lives for her job, her daughter and danzón. She is a strict and expert danzón dancer. In the last six years, Julia has danced with Carmelo (Daniel Rergis), a tall and silent man, in the ''Salón Colonia'' every Wednesday. However, they barely have spoken to each other off the dance floor. One night, Carmelo disappears without a trace. Julia realized how important he became in her life. Lonely and sad, Julia takes a train to

Veracruz Veracruz (), formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is one of the 31 states which, along with Me ...

, where she knows Carmelo has a brother. That trip changes her life, becoming a journey of self-discovering.

Awards

Cast

María Rojo María de Lourdes Rojo e Incháustegui, commonly known as María Rojo (; born August 15, 1943 in Mexico City), is a Mexican actress and politician. She was Senator of the Republic in the upper house of Mexican Congress. She debuted during the Gol ...

as Julia Solórzano *

Carmen Salinas Carmen Salinas Lozano (5 October 1939 – 9 December 2021) was a Mexican actress, impressionist, comedian, politician, and theatre entrepreneur. She was associated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) during her later career as a po ...

as Doña Tí

References

External links

* * Mexican drama films 1991 drama films 1990s Mexican films {{1990s-Mexico-film-stub