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Romantico is a documentary about Mexican musician Carmelo Muniz Sanchez, who returns home to his beloved daughters after years spent playing San Francisco's taquerias and hipster joints. But once Carmelo arrives in his hometown, he finds himself immediately confronted with the struggles that led to his first border crossing. Despite working the mariachi circuit (weddings, funerals, quinceaneras) and at bars that cater to prostitutes and their clients, Sanchez soon realizes he can't adequately support his family and plots a return to the U.S. At the age of 60, another border crossing begins to seem absurd, but Carmelo has not given up...

Romantico is a 2005 documentary with a runtime of 1 hour and 20 minutes. It has received mostly positive reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 7.1 and a MetaScore of 68.