Director/DP/Producer/Editor: alvaro parra
Starring: Sonido Profeta and Sonido Fantasma de Sr. Tony

Music by: Turbo Sonidero
Plastic Toy Sounds
Production Company: De La Parra Productions


Sonidero Metropolis is the first episode in a documentary series about Mexican sound system culture, also known as Sonideros. The Los Angeles episode explores the connection between the cumbia epicenter that is Puebla, Mexico and Los Angeles, California, a city where thousands of Poblanos now reside. Antonio De Jesus, better known as Sonido Fantasma, has been a working sonidero for 31 years. A consummate veteran at the top of his game, he often plays in cities across the U.S. and Mexico, a rare feat in this industry. 17 year old Gardena resident Abimael Amaro, aka Sonido Profeta, played his first show at L.A's Salon Lazaro's at the age of 13. Sonido Profeta is part of a new generation of sonideros that utilize live stream technology to make a name for themselves in the U.S. and abroad. Many migrants living in the United States attend sonidero parties and record dedications or saludos spoken live on the mic by the sonidero. These saludos are instantly uploaded and received by their loved ones back home. The same is true for saludos being sent from Mexico to the U.S. In this way modern day sonidero culture acts as a conduit between these two countries. Sonido Fantasma and Sonido Profeta are both from Puebla, Mexico. This film depicts themes of migration, cumbia music, and labor, examined via the lives of two sonideros at opposite ends of their trajectories