Where to Watch Babalu (1980)

Looking to feast your eyes on 'Babalu' on your TV or mobile device at home? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Tony Labat-directed movie via subscription can be challenging, so we here at Moviefone want to do right by you.

We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'Babalu' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'Babalu' right now, here are some specifics about the flick.

Released January 1st, 1980, 'Babalu' stars The movie has a runtime of about , and received a user score of (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from knowledgeable users.

You probably already know what the movie's about, but just in case... Here's the plot: "In a powerful collusion of traditional and pop cultural mythologies, Labat confronts his Cuban heritage and identity, and critiques the representation of this culture by the mass media. Donning theatrical face-paint and a wig, Labat transforms himself into an icon of Babalu, the Afro-Cuban folk god. His use of Babalu as a cultural metaphor is steeped in irony; to millions of Americans, Babalu is the theme song of Cuban bandleader Ricky Ricardo on TV's I Love Lucy. In other sequences, Labat deconstructs the stereotypical gestures and objects — macho posturing, jai alai, maracas — that are used by the media to signify "Latin culture."" .