El Benny

Based on the life of Benny Moré the film concentrates on a period in the early 1950s when Moré leaves the orchestra of Duany and starts his own Banda Gigante In flashback we learn of his success in Mexico Moré is caught in the events connected to Batistas coup in Cuba Also he tours Venezuela where he suffers the machinations of a vengeful businessman After collapsing and being hospitalised Moré swears off alcohol Some years later he encounters his old bandmate Monchy fallen on hard times