SXSW

Amazon Studios’ upcoming romantic comedy Música from writer/director Rudy Mancuso, starring Mancuso and Camila Mendes. 

Música held its world premiere on March 13 at SXSW, and will stream globally on Prime Video from April 4.

Loosely based on his own experiences, Mancuso stars as Rudy, a soon-to-be college graduate and street performer living with his mom (portrayed by his real-life mother, Maria Mancuso) in the Ironbound District of Newark, New Jersey, who experiences synesthesia which manifests as hearing rhythms within quotidian sounds. Already feeling stuck in life – between his seemingly futile passion for music and performing, the long-term relationship with a girlfriend (Reale) who has very different plans for the future than he does, and his mother who puts pressure on him to find and commit to a Brazilian girl as soon as possible – things become more complicated when he meets the enthralling Isabella (Mendes) at his local fish market.

With Música (his debut film), Mancuso crafts a colorful, charming, and laugh-out-loud funny love triangle saga informed by a deep appreciation of his Brazilian culture. Also serving as composer and choreographer, Mancuso embellishes his earnest story with a playful score to creatively convey to viewers the cacophony he constantly hears in his head from commonplace objects. Mancuso and Mendes are a couple in real life as well, adding to their off-the-charts chemistry onscreen.