Indestructible: The Soul of Salsa

This beautifully bewitching musical odyssey takes us from Madrid to various locales all over the Americas in search of the sundry sources of that divine tradition we call salsa. Director David Pareja follows Spanish flamenco singer Diego “El Cigala” as he embarks on a journey prompted by his late wife and manager, who had long dreamed of their making a salsa record. With stops in Cali, Havana, Punta Cana, San Juan, Miami and New York, Indestructible doesn’t miss a beat, enlisting the likes of Omara Portuondo, Larry Harlow and the Fania All-Stars as our guides. Their stories are endlessly fascinating, but the backbone of this documentary voyage is the music itself, played in studios, on stages and in streets by El Cigala and some of the world’s finest practitioners. (Miami Film Festival)