This exclusive trailer forMúsicateases Rudy Mancuso’s colorful rom-com withCamila Mendes, which is all set for release on Prime Video in April. Based on writer, director and star Rudy Mancuso,Músicais a coming-of-age love story that follows an aspiring creator with synesthesia, who must come to terms with an uncertain future, while navigating the pressures of love, family and his Brazilian culture in Newark, New Jersey.
You can check out the newly released trailer forMúsicabelow.
Músicais looselybased on Rudy Mancuso’s own experiences, and stars Mancuso 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.
Directed by Rudy Mancuso and written by Mancuso and Dan Lagana,Músicastars Rudy Mancuso (The Flash, Awkward Puppets), Camila Mendes (Riverdale, Do Revenge), J.B. Smoove (Spider-Man: Far from Home, Curb Your Enthusiasm), and Francesca Reale (Do Revenge, Stranger Things), with Maria Mancuso, Gabriela Amerth, and Josanna Vaz.
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WithMúsica, 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.
Músicais due to debut at South by Southwest (SXSW) on Jun 15, 2025, and is scheduled to be released byAmazon Prime Videoon June 13, 2025.
