“La Clave,” a documentary by Mariella Sosa, is about the similarities between two types of music genres known today as Salsa and Reggaeton. 

Sosa, a Venezuelan born photographer/director, traveled to Puerto Rico and New York to interview some of the biggest musical geniuses in the Latin music industry including Gilberto Santa Rosa, Willie Colon, Cheo Feliciano,  Tego Calderon, Julio Voltio, Hector “El Father”, and more.

“La Clave” is being shown for the first time in Los Angeles. The documentary won the award for Best Documentary at the El Rincon Film Festival in Puerto Rico this year, and was also shown at the Rhode Island Film Festival in 2008 and at the New York Latino Film Festival in 2009. 

The name for the documentary comes from La Clave, which is the five-note two bar rhythm pattern that generates rhythmic measurement. It’s the foundation and backbone of Salsa and all Afro-Cuban based music. 

Based in South Beach, Sosa has been one of the city’s artistic forerunners as its renaissance took place. She has not only made a name for herself by shooting album covers, but also directing music videos for Sony Music, Universal Music, EMI, BMG, Fonovisa, live concerts and an Urban Latino Entertainment show, “Da Click.”

For the last 15 years, Sosa has been compiling a respected portfolio within the industry. 

She had photographed personalities such as singer Gloria Estefan and her husband and music producer Emilio Estefan, actor/musician Andy Garcia, Selena, and Juan Gabriel, the master of the romantic song in Spanish. 

Sosa’s background is in photography – she’s been called a miracle worker of the lens – but the transition into film work was easy, especially for this documentary because of the subject. 

“I've always felt that nature and music were my early inspirations, and I still feel that today,” says Sosa.

www.laclavedocumentary.com

For more information, contact:

Director Mariella Sosa 305-924-6574,  mariellasosa@aol.com

Producer Jenny Suarez 786-270-6533,  msfilms@aol.com