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Article: Yo soy Del Son a la Salsa.(TT: I have evolved from 'Son' to to Salsa)
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- Latin Beat Magazine
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- September 1, 1997
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The Movie
RMM Records President, Ralph Mercado, enjoying the tenth anniversary of his record label and 40 years in the Latin music industry, now inaugurates his film division, RMM Filmworks. The first production scheduled for theatre release in September is the documentary film Yo Soy Del Son A La Salsa. Directed by Cuban-born filmmaker Rigoberto López, this documentary-film traces the evolution of the music identified today as Salsa from its Cuban roots dating back to the late 1920s in Cuba.
López is one of the premier documentary filmmakers of today with over 25 completed works to his credit some of which are: De una vieja Habana (1968), Granada, ...