Completed - SPANISH - Documentary, Musical - 52 minutes
A group of musicians find an old LP, almost forgoten, that tells the story of an argentine civil war hero at the end of the 19th century and decide to record it again. It's a part of our history in songs, a mythical heroe, an epopee and traditional songs regained to think politics again.
Year of production : 2012 Director(s) : Eduardo SÁNCHEZ Writer(s) : Eduardo SÁNCHEZ Cast : Abel PINTOS, Horacio FONTOVA, Lolo MICUCCI, Peteco CARABAJAL, Silvia IRIONDO, Teresa PARODI, Yamila CAFRUNE Producer(s) : Eduardo SANCHEZ (Hiperkinesis Films), Norma URRUTIA (Hiperkinesis Films), Rodolfo POCHAT
A group of musicians discover an LP, a music piece done over 40 years ago, that tells the story of a hero from La Rioja during one of the most savage times during the political organization of Argentina. They decide to record this LP again and start to call musicians and singers to renew the old versions. Together with the old songs and the new versions we will go inside Angel Vicente Peñaloza’s history, El Chacho, an authentic leader, loved and respected by his people and feared and hated by his enemies. “The plains’ heartbeat” pretends to rescue the man that never betrayed his people and faced all and each one, that for ambition or greed, looked for his people’s domination, but it also tries to get closer to our folk music and rescue our musical roots.
Country(ies) : ARGENTINA
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