 A short film was made in 2009 by Mexican filmmaker Guillermo Ortiz Pichardo, using the piece as the main narrative device, in a Fantasia-like manner.It is set in Mexico City in the 1940s, the golden age of danzón, and the style is an homage to the Mexican cinema of the period.The film features Arturo Márquez in a cameo as the pianist of the dance-hall.