Waldo

Waldo

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2024-11-15

The morning of the 28th of March, 1977, the news broke out that the prestigious composer of "Ode to joy", Waldo de los Ríos, was found dead with two gunshots to the face. This documentary is a project trying to decipher all the secrets behind the public figure of the celebrated Argentinian musician, who lived in Spain since the 60s. During the investigation, we find a life of fame, luxury, passion, homophobia, dictatorship, esotericism, depression, solitud, an enigmatic suicide... and oblivion. We try to understand how one of the biggest composers of universal history transformed his own life into a requiem. From home-movies, photographs, personal letters, audio tapes and other inedit material, the documentary presents the most intimate and hidden portrait of this revolutionary musical genius.

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The morning of the 28th of March, 1977, the news broke out that the prestigious composer of "Ode to joy", Waldo de los Ríos, was found dead with two gunshots to the face. This documentary is a project trying to decipher all the secrets behind the public figure of the celebrated Argentinian musician, who lived in Spain since the 60s. During the investigation, we find a life of fame, luxury, passion, homophobia, dictatorship, esotericism, depression, solitud, an enigmatic suicide... and oblivion. We try to understand how one of the biggest composers of universal history transformed his own life into a requiem. From home-movies, photographs, personal letters, audio tapes and other inedit material, the documentary presents the most intimate and hidden portrait of this revolutionary musical genius.

Released

2024-11-15

Runtime

105

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Budget

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Revenue

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Genres

Documentary

Language

Español

Production

Dadá Films

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    Miguel Fernández

    Miguel Fernández
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    Miguel Ríos

    Miguel Ríos
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    Raphael

    Raphael
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    Karina

    Karina
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    Fernando Salaverri

    Fernando Salaverri
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    José Ramón Pardo Bustillo

    José Ramón Pardo Bustillo
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    Teddy Bautista

    Teddy Bautista
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    Willy Rubio

    Willy Rubio
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    Jeanette

    Jeanette
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    Isabel Pisano

    Isabel Pisano