Silvio Rodríguez

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
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Birthday
Nov 22, 1946 (78 years old)

Silvio Rodríguez

Known For

Lezama Lima: Soltar la lengua
2h 0m
Movie 2020

Lezama Lima: Soltar la lengua

As the author of one of the most influential novels in Latin American literature, Paradiso (1966), the Cuban José Lezama Lima is considered a major figure in his country. In this documentary, the director and writer Ernesto Fundora, carries out a study on the author's life through the testimonies of a long list of writers, artists and personalities close to him. The result is a film that explores his work, but also pays a heartfelt tribute to his immeasurable figure.

Aute retrato
1h 38m
Movie 2019

Aute retrato

A journey through the different creative facets of Luis Eduardo Aute: singer and songwriter, painter, poet, filmmaker. Collaborators and friends tell the life of this total artist and reveal the impact his work has had in the past, has in the present and will have in the future.

Luces y duendes
1h 3m
Movie 2017

Luces y duendes

This documentary is about the children's theater company "La Colmenita" from Cuba, which was founded in the darkest years of that country's special period. The documentary is supported by the testimonies of its founders, as well as artists of the stature of Silvio Rodríguez, Omara Portuondo, Kcho. They are an example of how childhood can be saved with love.

Canción de barrio
1h 20m
Movie 2014

Canción de barrio

Documentary collecting some experiences of the first two years of the "Gira interminable" tour were Silvio Rodriguez performs for the marginal neighborhoods of Havana and other provinces.

Baroque
1h 55m
Movie 1989

Baroque

A series of images, music and sounds which transport through Mexico's history, without any narrative sequence. The film spins constantly round the question 'Where are the singers from?'

Biography

Silvio Rodríguez Domínguez is a Cuban musician, and leader of the Nueva Trova movement. He is widely considered Cuba's best folk singer and arguably one of Latin America's greatest singer-songwriters.

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