Dominican filmmaker Leticia Tonos is rated to be back in top form with her latest feature “Milly, Queen of Merengue,” which closes the 14th Panama International Film Festival (IFF Panama) on April 12.
It’s Tonos’ first crack at making a bio-musical. She is best known for her three dramas which have represented the Dominican Republic at the Oscars, starting with her debut feature, “Love Child” (“La hija natural”) followed by “Cristo Rey” and “A State of Madness” (“Mis 500 Locos”).
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