“We just found it in Zanzibar and we play it.” Makame, singer from Zanzibar
“I played La Paloma and watched as kids filed into the gas chambers.” Coco, guitar player in Auschwitz
“The song has a secret that one should respect and love." Eugenia, singer from Mexiko

La Paloma. The song. Longing. Worldwide.

A documentary film by Sigrid Faltin

93 min. / 35 mm Dolby Digital German version
86 min. / HDTV English, Spanish version
52 min. / HDTV English version
150 years of La Paloma.
How a little Habanera became the Grande Dame of pop music.

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