Pedrito Martinez: A Son of Cuba @ Festival El Rumbazo is a documentary film about the music and cultural impact of Cuban percussionist Pedrito Martinez, a master musician, percussionist, band leader and singer. Through interviews, archival footage, festival footage and current concert footage, the film endeavors to tell the story of Pedrito Martinez from his beginning days growing up in Cuba… his journey to America… international stardom… and his return to Cuba for the Festival El Rumabzo which took place in Havana Cuba, November 8-12, 2018. Additional aspects of the documentary will focus on the historical aspects of Rumba as a Cuban art form, its connection to Africa and transmission of its many elements to music and dance forms within the African American Community and other Afro-Descendant Communities.