Bola de Nieve

Documentarian Jose SanchezMontes turns his attention towards the late Cuban musician Ignacio Villa known throughout the world as Bola de Nieve Snowball with this 2003 biographical documentary entitled simply Bola de Nieve A master pianist Bola de Nieve was a mainstay through the middle portion of the 20th century with his music almost omnipresent in South America cinema throughout those formative decades With Bola de Nieves famous statement Im a sad person but my songs sound happy in mind SanchezMontes also looks at the influence of the musicians African heritage and homosexuality upon Bola de Nieves unique musical style