Romántico (2005): Cast & Box Office

A documentary follows Mexican musician Carmelo Muñiz Sánchez as he returns to his hometown after years performing in San Francisco’s taquerías and hip‑ster venues. Back home he confronts the economic hardships that first drove him across the border. Working mariachi gigs—from weddings to quinceañeras—and playing bars frequented by sex workers, he finds he cannot sustain his family and contemplates another U.S. crossing, even as he nears 60, refusing to give up.

• MB Director Mark Becker

• CM Carmelo Muñiz Sanchez as Carmelo Muñiz Sanchez
• AA Arturo Arias as Arturo Arias

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