Luis Alberto Spinetta

Acting

Luis Alberto Spinetta

Born January 23, 1950 · Buenos Aires, Argentina

Died February 8, 2012 · aged 62

Luis Alberto Spinetta was an Argentine singer, guitarist, composer and poet. One of the most influential rock musicians of South America, together with Charly García he is considered the father of Argentine rock.

Known For

Mercedes Sosa, Cantora un viaje íntimoMercedes Sosa, Cantora un viaje íntimo · 2009
Mercedes Sosa, Cantora un viaje íntimo
2009
MovieMusicDocumentary
Mercedes Sosa making of her last album depicts encounters with other characters, creative moments, testimonies of the artists who participated and reflections of Mercedes Sosa about her life and the recording of "Cantora".
BeforeBefore · 2010
Before
4.72010
MovieDrama
Nacho was a happy 21-year-old guy, with a great family, friends and girlfriend. But a year later he's not the same guy: he lives alone and he doesn't care anymore about anyone. He's lost and desperate, tortured by what happened a year ago.
The Underwater ConcertThe Underwater Concert · 2010
The Underwater Concert
10.02010
MovieMusic
"El Concierto Subacuático" is the sixth music DVD released by Argentine rock musician Charly García. The DVD contains footage from the artist's concert at the José Amalfitani Stadium on Friday, October 23, 2009 (a concert that was considered by many to be García's "return" to the Argentine stage after a long rehabilitation from drug addiction). The title refers to a phrase that the musician himself said during the concert "This is the first underwater concert in the world" because the show took place during torrential rain.
Spinetta, the videoSpinetta, the video · 1986
Spinetta, the video
1986
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Luis Alberto Spinetta, perhaps the most poetic musician of Argentine rock, bleeds each one of his songs in the heat of Democratic Argentina in the mid-eighties.
Hasta que se ponga el solHasta que se ponga el sol · 1973
Hasta que se ponga el sol
6.51973
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Concert film documenting the foundational stage of the Argentine 'rock nacional' movement. It was filmed during the third edition of the historic B.A. Rock rock festival, which took place in 1972 at the Argentinos Juniors stadium.
The Act in QuestionThe Act in Question · 1994
The Act in Question
7.31994
MovieDrama
Miguel steals a trick from a magic book and becomes a world-renowned magician. However, the idea of ​​the public discovering that this great trick is plagiarized from a book eats at his mind more and more.
From Nowhere at AllFrom Nowhere at All · 2024
From Nowhere at All
10.02024
MovieThrillerComedy
Marquitos is wandering around the city when he crosses paths with Zurdo, an old friend with whom he shares an ambiguous relationship that oscillates between friendship and eroticism. Together, they flee from the fate that the city has in store for them, and embark on a journey toward the Delta.
30 Years of Argentine Rock30 Years of Argentine Rock · 2020
30 Years of Argentine Rock
10.02020
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Aided by archival footage and interviews with its key figures, this documentary delves into the history of Argentine rock music from its origins up to the mid-1990s.

Movies

Mercedes Sosa, Cantora un viaje íntimoMercedes Sosa, Cantora un viaje íntimo · 2009
Mercedes Sosa, Cantora un viaje íntimo
2009
MovieMusicDocumentary
Mercedes Sosa making of her last album depicts encounters with other characters, creative moments, testimonies of the artists who participated and reflections of Mercedes Sosa about her life and the recording of "Cantora".
BeforeBefore · 2010
Before
4.72010
MovieDrama
Nacho was a happy 21-year-old guy, with a great family, friends and girlfriend. But a year later he's not the same guy: he lives alone and he doesn't care anymore about anyone. He's lost and desperate, tortured by what happened a year ago.
The Underwater ConcertThe Underwater Concert · 2010
The Underwater Concert
10.02010
MovieMusic
"El Concierto Subacuático" is the sixth music DVD released by Argentine rock musician Charly García. The DVD contains footage from the artist's concert at the José Amalfitani Stadium on Friday, October 23, 2009 (a concert that was considered by many to be García's "return" to the Argentine stage after a long rehabilitation from drug addiction). The title refers to a phrase that the musician himself said during the concert "This is the first underwater concert in the world" because the show took place during torrential rain.
Spinetta, the videoSpinetta, the video · 1986
Spinetta, the video
1986
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Luis Alberto Spinetta, perhaps the most poetic musician of Argentine rock, bleeds each one of his songs in the heat of Democratic Argentina in the mid-eighties.
Hasta que se ponga el solHasta que se ponga el sol · 1973
Hasta que se ponga el sol
6.51973
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Concert film documenting the foundational stage of the Argentine 'rock nacional' movement. It was filmed during the third edition of the historic B.A. Rock rock festival, which took place in 1972 at the Argentinos Juniors stadium.
The Act in QuestionThe Act in Question · 1994
The Act in Question
7.31994
MovieDrama
Miguel steals a trick from a magic book and becomes a world-renowned magician. However, the idea of ​​the public discovering that this great trick is plagiarized from a book eats at his mind more and more.
From Nowhere at AllFrom Nowhere at All · 2024
From Nowhere at All
10.02024
MovieThrillerComedy
Marquitos is wandering around the city when he crosses paths with Zurdo, an old friend with whom he shares an ambiguous relationship that oscillates between friendship and eroticism. Together, they flee from the fate that the city has in store for them, and embark on a journey toward the Delta.
30 Years of Argentine Rock30 Years of Argentine Rock · 2020
30 Years of Argentine Rock
10.02020
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Aided by archival footage and interviews with its key figures, this documentary delves into the history of Argentine rock music from its origins up to the mid-1990s.
Buenos Aires RockBuenos Aires Rock · 1983
Buenos Aires Rock
7.41983
MovieMusicDocumentary
Buenos Aires Rock is a film from Argentina filmed in Eastmancolor directed by Héctor Olivera on his own script written in collaboration with Daniel Ripoll that premiered on January 20, 1983 and had the participation of important interpreters of Argentine rock.
Bios. Vidas que marcaron la tuya: Charly GarcíaBios. Vidas que marcaron la tuya: Charly García · 2018
Bios. Vidas que marcaron la tuya: Charly García
2018
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Grey FireGrey Fire · 1994
Grey Fire
7.21994
MovieFantasyDrama
A young woman, alienated by her work and confronted to her surroundings, falls into a depression that leads her to live in a sewer to find her identity. In there, life is no better; reality appears in images and alegoric figures that change its form and vanishes, without letting the woman communicate with anyone. It's a film with zero dialog in witch the songs takes us through the states of emotion.
San Cristóforo (Sauna de lava eléctrico)San Cristóforo (Sauna de lava eléctrico) · 1998
San Cristóforo (Sauna de lava eléctrico)
1998
MovieMusic
San Cristóforo (Electric Lava Sauna) is the third album by Spinetta y los Socios del Desierto, a trio formed by Luis Alberto Spinetta (voice and guitar), Daniel Wirtz (drums) and Marcelo Torres (bass). It was recorded live on August 20, 21 and 22, 1998 in the Pablo Picasso Room of the Paseo La Plaza in Buenos Aires.
Pescado Rabioso, una utopía incurablePescado Rabioso, una utopía incurable · 2012
Pescado Rabioso, una utopía incurable
2012
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Follows the rehearsals of Luis Alberto Spinetta y las Bandas Eternas on November 2008 and the reunion of Pescado Rabioso 36 years after playing their last show together.
Ballad for a Kaiser CarabelaBallad for a Kaiser Carabela · 1987
Ballad for a Kaiser Carabela
1987
Movie
The story develops into a lonely town in the middle of the desert, where the only person awake, a man in a suit, is always trying to start a car, but he never can. One day, after walking throught the desert for a long time, a woman and a kid end up in this town. The man in a suit offers them to stay the night. The days go by, and they almost don't trade any words between them. The town is always empty, but functioning. They just pass the nights and days inside, dancing without music, playing videogames or walking on the street, under the neon lights of empty shops, making calls without any answer.. The title (Ballad for a Kaiser Carabela) refers to the first family car manufactured in series in Argentina.
Spinetta y Las Bandas EternasSpinetta y Las Bandas Eternas · 2010
Spinetta y Las Bandas Eternas
2010
MovieMusicDocumentary
Concert recorded on december 4th, 2009 at the José Amalfitani Stadium in Buenos Aires
Luis Alberto Spinetta - Lagos de ATC (Bootleg 1988)Luis Alberto Spinetta - Lagos de ATC (Bootleg 1988)
Luis Alberto Spinetta - Lagos de ATC (Bootleg 1988)
Movie
Recorded at Lagos de ATC station, 1988.
Luis Alberto Spinetta: Estrelicia MTV UnpluggedLuis Alberto Spinetta: Estrelicia MTV Unplugged · 1997
Luis Alberto Spinetta: Estrelicia MTV Unplugged
1997
MovieMusic
Estrelicia MTV Unplugged is the live album that records most of the recital performed by the Argentine musician Luis Alberto Spinetta for the MTV Unplugged program, broadcast in October and November 1997
Todos a la vezTodos a la vez · 1969
Todos a la vez
1969
MovieMusic
Almendra, La joven guardia, Palito Ortega, Donald, Litto Nebbia all together in this little musical short.
Luis Alberto Spinetta - Un MañanaLuis Alberto Spinetta - Un Mañana · 2008
Luis Alberto Spinetta - Un Mañana
2008
Movie
"Un mañana is the thirteenth and last studio album by Luis Alberto Spinetta recorded in 2008. It maintains a marked jazz-rock line. The promotional cut was Preso Ventanilla, from which a video clip came out. The album was chosen on best of the year in a survey carried out by the website Rock.com.ar and won the Gardel De Oro award for best rock album in 2009. He also obtained a Latin Grammy nomination in the category "Best Vocal Rock Album" that finally Draco Rosa ended up winning."
Bios: Luis Alberto SpinettaBios: Luis Alberto Spinetta · 2019
Bios: Luis Alberto Spinetta
2019
MovieDocumentaryMusic
The two-hour episode proposes a revealing journey into intimacy and the rediscovery of this figure who marked the music scene with his art. The production has the collaboration of his family, in front of and behind the camera, more than one hundred hours of unpublished material, testimonies and exclusive access to recordings rarely seen.

TV Shows