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"Historia de un Amor" by Razteria

Razteria’s reggae cover of “Historia de un Amor" (Spanish for "the story of a love") was produced in collaboration with NJ-based UK-Jamaican musician Derek Brown and features Waddell Bell on bass, Dave Shul on guitar, Glenn Holdaway on trumpet, Liam Robertson on saxophone, and Joan Reggae Drummer. This classic love song, originally written by Panamanian songwriter Carlos Eleta Almarán in 1955, has been covered by hundreds of artists worldwide in various languages. Razteria’s rendition was filmed at the historic Hotel Mac in Point Richmond, featuring a performance by the innkeeper Desiree Heveroh, shot by Alex Zajicek and was edited and directed by Jeremy Snowden.

  • Jeremy Snowden
    Director
  • Carlos Eleta Almarán
    Writer
  • Renée Asteria
    Producer
  • Alex (Cinematographer) Zajicek
    Producer
  • Desiree Heveroh
    Key Cast
    "Bar Lady"
  • Renée Asteria
    Key Cast
    "Singer / Ghost"
  • Jeremy Snowden
    Key Cast
    "Guy on Phone"
  • Hitoshi Inoue
    VFX
  • Project Type:
    Music Video, Short
  • Genres:
    Romance, Music, Drama, Magical Realism, Noir, Short
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 57 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 22, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    1,750 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English, Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Black Magic Pocket Cinema Camera
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Prague
    Prague
    Czech Republic
    April 21, 2023
    Prague Music Video Awards
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Jeremy Snowden

Jeremy Snowden is a writer, director, and actor from the San Francisco Bay Area. He is drawn to telling stories that are about eccentrics and outcasts. He created an original comedy-noir series for local TV called "The Kentfield Chronicles" in 2016 and wrote an award-winning dramatic thriller while at UCLA called "The Carton Tongue" in 2018. Most recently he has started to direct and edit music videos and is currently working on an original limited series based in both Alaska & Los Angeles.

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Director Statement

I have always been fascinated with films from the 1920s and 30s, and the dark, lonely characters that roam the streets of early noir films like "Out of the Past" and "Casablanca".

So when Renee told me about her idea for this song, I thought that the historic Hotel Mac in Richmond, CA was the perfect location to bring this heartbreaking, unique rendition of this classic song to life.

I am very grateful that this project came together so organically and I really hope you have as much fun watching it as we did making it!