Waldo

Story

Synopsis

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.

Directors

Charlie Arnaiz, Alberto Ortega

Language

Spanish

Country

Spain

Release date

15 November 2024

Ensemble

Cast

• Miguel Fernández

  Self - Narrator

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  Miguel Ríos

  Self

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  Raphael

  Self

• Karina

  Self

• Fernando Salaverri

  Self

• 

  José Ramón Pardo Bustillo

  Self

• 

  Teddy Bautista

  Self

• Willy Rubio

  Self

• 

  Jeanette

  Self

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  Isabel Pisano

  Self

• 

  Waldo de los Ríos

  Self (archive footage)