La savia del algarrobo

Overview

This documentary tells the life of Don Sixto Palavecino, an old peasant musician, patriarch of native music, who from an arid area of Northwest Argentina in Santiago del Estero, arrives to the city with his "sachero" (mountain) violin, with the goal of reaching the radio and from there spreading his natural language, Quichua, which has been kept alive among the local people for more than four hundred years.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 2000

Original language

Spanish

Spoken languages

Spanish

Countries

Argentina

Director

Daniel Rojas

Writer

Daniel Rojas

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0337149