Miami represents at Tribeca Film Festival

Old Man Bebo, a documentary about the life and work of legendary Cuban musician Bebo Valdes, won the Best New Documentary Filmmaker award last night at the Tribeca Film Festival, which carries a $25,000 cash prize.

The film, directed by Madrid-based filmmaker Carlos Carcas (who was born in Hialeah), charts Valdes' life from his childhood in 1920s Cuba to his runaway international success as a pianist in his 80s.

The award was accepted by former Miami Film Festival director turned music producer Nat Chediak (pictured here with executive producer Angelica Huete), who served as a consultant on the film. "Bebo's story is one of the greatest third acts in music history," Chediak said via telephone from New York. "And I'm very happy to have played a part in telling it."

Plans are underway to screen Old Man Bebo in Miami as a benefit for public radio station WDNA in September.