Overview
What is "la escena" (the scene) and what is its importance, if any? Guillermo Gómez Álvarez tries to answer these questions with candid interviews from musicians and fans of the vibrant and, many times controversial, punk music scene in Puerto Rico. The decadence, rage, drugs, alcohol, politics, and social aspects are showcased in this documentary that tells an important part of the history of the great dysfunctional family that is "el punk boricua".
Director and cast
- Guillermo Gómez Álvarez Director
- Joel Valentín as Himself (La Experiencia de Toñito Cabanillas)
- Raúl Juliá as Himself (Golpe Justo)
- Tito Rentas as Himself (C.P.P.R.)
- José Ibañez as Himself (Tropiezo)
- Carmen Jovet as Herself (Archive Footage)
- Mirayda Chavez as Herself (Archive Footage)
- Jennifer Wolff as Herself (Archive Footage)
- Ingrid Lugo Sabater as Herself (Archive Footage)
- Melba Miranda as Herself (Archive Footage)
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