Terremoto, the Documentary

(Terremoto, el documental)
Álvaro Mayoral, Nacho Rojas | Documentary

2021 | 69 minutes | Spain

The incredible life of Terremoto de Jerez. His style is the sublimation of cante jondo and his biography is the history of flamenco itself.

Synopsis

This documentary reveals the incredible life of Terremoto de Jerez. His style is the sublimation of cante jondo and his biography is the history of flamenco itself.

Through direct testimonies, hundreds of photographs, and black and white recordings, we rescue the best flamenco singer in history, Terremoto de Jerez, from oblivion. Our protagonist is an unlikely hero: gypsy, illiterate, born in misery and lacking training, but precisely for this reason, he incarnated the duende in a natural and genuine way.

Reviews

“Terremoto was a heterodox, (...) He sang with the magnificent freedom of one who knows that he can never corrupt a congenital cultural integrity.” — José Manuel Caballero Bonald


“He had in his chest of a giant, a monster of the best singing, a child's heart, kneaded with black arpeggios and tremolos of art.” — Juan de la Plata

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Main credits

Mayoral Álvarez, Álvaro (film director)
Mayoral Álvarez, Álvaro (film producer)
Rojas, Nacho (film director)
Varela, Adrián (screenwriter)

Other credits

Cinematography, Nacho Rojas, Jonaitz Urrutxi; editing, Nacho Rojas.


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Festivals

Mediterranean Flamenco Festival

DIRECTOR: Álvaro Mayoral, Nacho Rojas

NATIONALITY: Spain

YEAR: 2021

GENRE: Documentary

LANGUAGE: Spanish

COLOR / B&W: Color

GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School, College, Adult

SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE

AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE

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