Our Latin Thing

{{Short description|1972 documentary film directed by Leon Gast}} {{Infobox film | name = Our Latin Thing | image = Our Latin Thing Nuestra Cosa film title.jpeg | alt = | caption = | native_name =  | director = Leon Gast | producer = Larry Harlow<br>Jerry Masucci | writer = | screenplay = | story = | based_on =  | starring = | narrator = | music = The Fania All-Stars, under the musical direction of Johnny Pacheco | cinematography = Ted Churchill<br>Steven Harris<br>Thomas Reichman<br>Burleigh Wartes | editing = | studio = Fania Records | distributor = A&R Film Distributors | released = {{Film date|1972}} | runtime = | country = | language = | budget = | gross =  }} '''''Our Latin Thing''''' ({{langx|es|'''Nuestra Cosa Latina'''}}) was a 1972 documentary film directed by Leon Gast about the burgeoning Latin music scene in New York City.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Slater|first1=Russ|title=It was our thing, Our Latin Thing: An Interview with Leon Gast|url=http://soundsandcolours.com/subjects/film/it-was-our-thing-our-latin-thing-an-interview-with-leon-gast-10838/|website=Sounds and Colours|accessdate=5 June 2016|date=29 November 2011}}</ref> It focused on a concert put together by the management of Fania Records at Manhattan's Cheetah nightclub featuring a group of Fania artists called the Fania All-Stars. The film was distributed by A&R Film Distributors<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0833608/companycredits?ref_=tt_dt_co|title = Our Latin Thing (1972) - IMDb|website = IMDb}}</ref> headed by Alex Masucci, Fania Records founder Jerry Masucci's younger brother and subsequent Fania Records Vice President,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gurza|first1=Agustin|title=A Sea Change?|website=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-may-26-ca-2686-story.html|access-date=7 April 2017|date=26 May 2001}}</ref> and Ray Aviles.

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==External links== *{{IMDb title|id=0833608}} *{{YouTube|W5LAEYGuERo|Our Latin Thing}}

Category:Films directed by Leon Gast Category:American musical documentary films Category:Documentary films about New York City Category:1972 films Category:Latin music Category:Hispanic and Latino American culture in New York City Category:Music of New York City Category:Fania Records Category:1970s in Latin music Category:1970s in New York City