El Accordeon del Diablo
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Stefan Schwietert
Francisco Rada
Manuel Rada Oviedo
Rafael Valencia
Ciro Capillari
Alfredo Gutierrez
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Pacho Rada, great old man of Caribbean music, was also the inspiration for the character of the troubador, Francisco El Hombre, in Gabriel Garcia Marquez 'A Hundred Years of Solitude'. Rada first picked up an accordion at the age of four, and has been playing ever since, travelling around Columbia from village to village. At 93 this living legend makes his home in an iron shack on the outskirts of Santa Marta, whilst his recordings climb up the charts. Blending personal history, lively first hand accounts of the development of Salsa, Vallenato and Cumia, the film follows Rada on a journey along his country's Caribbean coast, as he encounters other musicians such as Alfredo Gutierrez, Israel Romero and El Morre. Rada's storytelling blends dream and reality, and interweaves magical,mythical incident with the harsh reality of life in a country beset by poverty and war.
Director
Stefan Schwietert
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Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (Filmmakers of the Present) August 2-12, 2000.
Released in United States 2000
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 27 - October 12, 2001.)
Released in United States August 2000 (Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (Filmmakers of the Present) August 2-12, 2000.)
Released in United States November 2000 (Shown at London Film Festival (Cinema Europa) November 1-16, 2000.)
Shown at London Film Festival (Cinema Europa) November 1-16, 2000.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 27 - October 12, 2001.
Released in United States 2000
Released in United States 2001
Released in United States August 2000
Released in United States November 2000
