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A biographical drama film about Paco's life
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ernandez R
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 RE: A biographical drama film about ... (in reply to Ricardo)
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I think one reality we must consider is how many have your (Ricardo's ) expertise on the subject? One in a hundred thousand? I think if one was trapped by searching for the exact fingering would ruin the move. But I get it, as an airplane mechanic and pilot I cringe when they get it wrong...
We have to ask ourselves what was the mass appeal of the Amadias movie? I just watched it for the first time just a couple weeks ago but recall all the hype/excitement of the move when it came out. That one image of the charictior in that hat mask was everywhere.
Was it excellent marketing?
Another question, how many vertiosio players coming up in the piano world today became so by being inspired by the movie? I'm guessing a lot. A popular PDL/Flamenco move could do the same.
I feel that it is easy to be a purest and get trapped, or rather passed by. And how does one embrace change and the new without loosing ones roots? History doesn't care how PDL fingered that one passage to a finite detail. I don't know, I understand how valuable it is to have this knowledge as a foundation but Im excited by the new that dares to be powerful, we don't need elevator music flamenco but there sure is a lot of it, we need rock-n-roll Flameco, hip-hop flamenco, punk rock Flameco, with all the old masters we need build another foundation... one that energizes and lights the kids on fire, they are Flamencos future
Ok, did I just get carried away?
HR
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Recall the movie Amadeus which was a success.
Actually the ONLY musician movie that was EVER any good. Of course it is a total fiction, so a lot has to go into the story FIRST. As mentioned faking the guitar is impossible. See crossroads. Ugh. Sean Penn did a django style guitar playing character, not a horrible movie but he learned some guitar to fake it. But a Paco movie? I cringe at the thought. The American friend of his wrote a non Flamenco book about Paco, parties and women, it would be X-rated film IMO, not well received by family. I am quite happy with the 3 documentaries.
I would welcome a documentary about the guitar trio collaboration however... lots of interesting stories and missing video material would make for a successful package commercially IMO. Again, a movie movie would be a bad idea imo.
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doesn't have to be fast,
should have some meat on the bones,
can be raw or well done,
as long as it doesn't sound like it's turning green on an elevator floor.
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Date Jun. 10 2020 19:40:52
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Piwin
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RE: A biographical drama film about ... (in reply to devilhand)
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The movie begins with the god Huehuecoyotl sitting on a throne, in a dark underground temple, holding the golden coin of the Holy Rasgwado, which he stole from an unnamed gitano deity some decades ago.
The movie shifts to Andalucia, where, for decades now, nobody has been able to play a decent rasgwado and nobody can figure out why. As a result, flamenco is dying. One day, while a young Paco is playing at the beach with his friends, a wave carries him off. He is washed ashore next to a cave entrance. When he goes inside, he finds an old hooded figure that explains that he is a priest of the gitano deity who lost the Holy Rasgwado coin, that if Paco found this place, it meant that he had been chosen to retrieve the coin. He explains how the coin was stolen by Huehuecoyotl and is now somewhere in Mexico.
Paco is determined to bring back the coin and revive flamenco. He has no money to fly to Mexico, so with his friends he steals a Semana Santa float, and equips it with a flight engine powered by olive oil. They cross the Atlantic on their flying machine and land near Cancun. The city is already gentrified and overrun with young Americans there to indulge in carnal delights. Paco's friends succumb to the temptation and he must continue alone.
Walking through the wilderness, he is attacked by a gang but defends himself with the old trope of having a machine gun in his guitar case. Still, there are too many of them. Paco runs. He stumbles down a steep slope and falls in a hole lying at the bottom. There, he enters the dream realm. Huehuecoyotl is there. They have a brief fight using guitar strings as whips, but Huehuecoyotl overpowers the young Paco. He then presents Paco with a choice: retrieve the coin, thus bringing back the power of rasgwado to Andalucia, but live a life touring the world and living in hotels, or leave without the coin but taking 100 million dollars and a house on the coast, to live the remainder of his days as he pleases. Paco chooses the latter. Paco then becomes a professional spearfisher. He is seen with a large amount of young ladies in skimpy clothing. The last scene is Huehuecoyotl standing in front of a massive vending machine with the words "Youtube" written on it. He puts the coin into the vending machine, presses a button, and waits. The coin is melted by the machine and distributed into various bottles already containing other liquids. Huehuecoyotl bends down to retrieve his purchase. It is a non-descript beverage. The bottle just says "world music". He drinks, says "man, that really hit the spot". The end.
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Date Jun. 10 2020 20:28:44
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ernandez R
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From: Alaska USA
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RE: A biographical drama film about ... (in reply to Piwin)
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ORIGINAL: Piwin
The movie begins with the god Huehuecoyotl sitting on a throne, in a dark underground temple, holding the golden coin of the Holy Rasgwado, which he stole from an unnamed gitano deity some decades ago.
The movie shifts to Andalucia, where, for decades now, nobody has been able to play a decent rasgwado and nobody can figure out why. As a result, flamenco is dying. One day, while a young Paco is playing at the beach with his friends, a wave carries him off. He is washed ashore next to a cave entrance. When he goes inside, he finds an old hooded figure that explains that he is a priest of the gitano deity who lost the Holy Rasgwado coin, that if Paco found this place, it meant that he had been chosen to retrieve the coin. He explains how the coin was stolen by Huehuecoyotl and is now somewhere in Mexico.
Paco is determined to bring back the coin and revive flamenco. He has no money to fly to Mexico, so with his friends he steals a Semana Santa float, and equips it with a flight engine powered by olive oil. They cross the Atlantic on their flying machine and land near Cancun. The city is already gentrified and overrun with young Americans there to indulge in carnal delights. Paco's friends succumb to the temptation and he must continue alone.
Walking through the wilderness, he is attacked by a gang but defends himself with the old trope of having a machine gun in his guitar case. Still, there are too many of them. Paco runs. He stumbles down a steep slope and falls in a hole lying at the bottom. There, he enters the dream realm. Huehuecoyotl is there. They have a brief fight using guitar strings as whips, but Huehuecoyotl overpowers the young Paco. He then presents Paco with a choice: retrieve the coin, thus bringing back the power of rasgwado to Andalucia, but live a life touring the world and living in hotels, or leave without the coin but taking 100 million dollars and a house on the coast, to live the remainder of his days as he pleases. Paco chooses the latter. Paco then becomes a professional spearfisher. He is seen with a large amount of young ladies in skimpy clothing. The last scene is Huehuecoyotl standing in front of a massive vending machine with the words "Youtube" written on it. He puts the coin into the vending machine, presses a button, and waits. The coin is melted by the machine and distributed into various bottles already containing other liquids. Huehuecoyotl bends down to retrieve his purchase. It is a non-descript beverage. The bottle just says "world music". He drinks, says "man, that really hit the spot". The end.
Would think,you are secretly Robert Rodriguez the film director, in fact the only thing missing is the alternative ending: the bottle is actually piss warm Chongo and embossed across the bottle bottom: no deposit no return.
And world music? It is what you tell your friends at the party that you listen to so they don't kick you out of the clothes optional hot tub and away from the coke dusting the table tops?
What's interesting is I've never seen PDL in photos or videos souronded by buxom babes or teeny-bopper groupies? It was hinted up thread that he got more ass then a toilet seat? Does he have children? Has he hidden them in nameless orphanages so they don't contract the Flamenco. Thinking there is a number of froidian subplots here...
HR
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I prefer my flamenco guitar spicy,
doesn't have to be fast,
should have some meat on the bones,
can be raw or well done,
as long as it doesn't sound like it's turning green on an elevator floor.
www.instagram.com/threeriversguitars
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Date Jun. 10 2020 21:48:44
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ernandez R
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RE: A biographical drama film about ... (in reply to mark indigo)
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we need rock-n-roll Flameco, hip-hop flamenco, punk rock Flameco
most of that has already been done. Las Grecas, Triana, Smash, Ketama, Pata Negra, Ojos de Brujo, Tomasito.... Gypsy Kings are the only one to get really big internationally mixing flamenco rumba with pop....
Mark,
Guess I wasn't thinking literally when I discribed those gonareas( I hate spell check only slightly less then my own lack of spelling)
I was thinking the energy associated with them all. But I'll give each you mention a listen.
HR
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I prefer my flamenco guitar spicy,
doesn't have to be fast,
should have some meat on the bones,
can be raw or well done,
as long as it doesn't sound like it's turning green on an elevator floor.
www.instagram.com/threeriversguitars
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