ROMANTICO

Romantico is a feature-length documentary portrait of Mexican musician Carmelo Mu•iz. The film follows Carmelo as the troubadour returns home to scratch out a living after years of trying to get ahead in San Francisco. Through his eyes, the viewer watches a migrant tale in reverse, as the film vividly captures why the 60-year-old first chose to leave his beloved family and cross the desert borderlands.Together, Carmelo and his musical partner, Arturo Arias, roam the streets of San Francisco from restaurant to restaurant and earn a living playing love songs for tips.They are a duo, but they call themselves El Trio Cometa for marketing purposes. Carmelo’s stay in San Francisco ends abruptly when he learns that his ailing mother has taken a turn for the worse...