''Our Latin Thing'' ( es, Nuestra Cosa Latina) was a 1972 documentary film directed by

Leon Gast Leon Jacques Gast (March 30, 1936 – March 8, 2021) was an American documentary film director, producer, cinematographer, and editor. His documentary, ''When We Were Kings'' depicts the iconic heavyweight boxing match: The Rumble in the Jungle b ...

about the burgeoning

Latin music Latin music ( Portuguese and es, música latina) is a term used by the music industry as a catch-all category for various styles of music from Ibero-America (including Spain and Portugal) and the Latino United States inspired by Latin Amer ...

scene in New York City. It focused on a concert put together by the management of

Fania Records Fania Records is a New York–based record label founded by Dominican-born composer and bandleader Johnny Pacheco and his Brooklyn-born Italian-American ex-New York City Police Officer turned lawyer Jerry Masucci in 1964. The label took its nam ...

at Manhattan's Cheetah nightclub featuring a group of Fania artists called the

Fania All-Stars The Fania All-Stars is a musical group formed in 1968 as a showcase for the musicians on Fania Records, the leading salsa music record label of the time. History Beginnings In 1964, Fania Records was founded in New York City by Jerry Masucci, a ...

. The film was distributed by A&R Film Distributors headed by

Alex Masucci Alexander Masucci (born November 11, 1949) is an American music executive, record producer, songwriter and promoter. Biography Alex Masucci was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. His brother is the late Jerry Masucci, an attorney, music execut ...

founder

Jerry Masucci Gerald "Jerry" Masucci (October 7, 1934 – December 21, 1997) was an American attorney, businessman and was co-founder of Fania Records. Biography Masucci was born in Brooklyn, New York to Italian immigrant parents Urbano and Elvira Masucci. He w ...

's younger brother and subsequent

Vice President, and Ray Aviles.

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* * Films directed by Leon Gast Documentary films about music and musicians Documentary films about New York City 1972 films Latin music Hispanic and Latino American culture in New York City Music of New York City Fania Records 1970s in Latin music {{NYC-stub