A testimony to cultural survival “The Last Mambo” documentary will be featured at UNAFF Film Festival

By Jonathan Farrell - October 8, 2020

American music has a unique privilege of containing within it so many different styles and genres. Among perhaps the most prolific of these styles is Jazz, rhythm and blues and Latin sound. People do not have to go far to get a sample of this uniquely American experience. It lives among the people right in their own neighborhood, especially in the urban areas like the San Francisco Bay Area.

A film called “The Last Mambo” is about the history of these styles in San Francisco. The documentary will be featured at the annual United Nations Association Film Festival this Oct. 15.

In addition to a visit to Havana, Cuba some time ago…“I was inspired to make this film by the closing of Jelly’s in 2010,” said Rita Hargrave, the film’s director.