Santo Domingo.– The III Dominican Global Film Festival will come to an end today Sunday, 22 November with the screening of the documentary Sol Caribe. Following the film, at the National Theater, there will be a musical performance by the musicians who appeared in the film.

The documentary, directed by Felix Limardo, shows the roots, development and current status of popular Dominican music as seen through the eyes of 12 musicians representing the various genres such as popular and typical merengue, bachata and “son” with such musicians as Milly Quezada, Wilfrido Vargas, Joseíto Mateo, Fefita La Grande, Johnny Ventura, el Cieguito de Nagua and Francisco Ulloa.

Well-known bachata performers, or bachateros, Jose Manuel Calderon, pioneer of the genre and Luis Segura as well as Son musicians Fernando Echavarria, Francis Santana and Cuco Valoy will be on hand.

An orchestra of 17 musicians under the direction of Jorge Taveras, will accompany the singers in their interpretation of the song, “Puerta del Nuevo Mundo,” written by Huchi Lora, and which brings together all four of the above-mentioned rhythms.

The III Dominican Global Film Festival presented 30 films from around the world simultaneously in Santo Domingo, Santiago, Puerto Plata, Nagua and Cap Cana. The Festival also included a tribute to Egyptian actor Omar Sharif.

The event opened with the world premiere of the film Touched and a magnificent ceremony held in the National Theater and attended by President Leonel Fernandez, First Lady Margarita Cedeno de Fernandez, actors Omar Sharif, Michael Madsen, the cast and crew of Touched, headed by Shalim Ortiz, among other guests.