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Baquiné para un Maestro

1985 · 20 min

A quiet, experimental memorial that lingers on a crowd's shared mourning and the music left behind.

Directed by
Joaquín García
Genres
Documentary
Overview
Documents the massive attendance of Puerto Ricans at Rafael Cortijo's funeral, one of the maximum exponents of Puerto Rican music. This experimental film is one of the few surviving records of his burial.

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Directed by
Joaquín García
Genres
Documentary
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • music
  • grief
  • celebrity
  • memory
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Joaquín García
Runtime
20 min
Country
Puerto Rico
Languages
Spanish

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