Colombian Film: THE SCORPION IS ME – A CENTENNIAL FAMILY DANCE GROUP | Proimágenes Colombia

Synopsis

Santos Ramírez “Santico”, the current artistic director hides behind the Carnival’s atmosphere, as he is fighting against all odds to keep El Alacrán’s poison alive. “El Alacrán” (The Scorpion) is a legendary dance group in Havana founded in 1908 by his great-grandfather who was brought to Cuba as a slave during Spanish colonialism. Characters and dances represent a synthesis of Cuban culture. At present, the elderly founders complain and criticize because the El Alacrán’s artistic level is declining and resources are scarce. Santos’s odyssey is to revive and restore the earlier glory of his dance group, to fulfill the yearned dream of the “El Alacrán” initial founders. What does the future hold for the centennial dance group “El Alacrán”?…