La importancia de llamarse Ernesto y la gilipollez de llamarse Eric

La importancia de llamarse Ernesto y la gilipollez de llamarse Eric

2023 · 95 min · ★ 7.0 · Documentary, Music

He was born in Granada, the only city in the world with an explosive name. At the age of ten he joined the Falange because he wanted to play the drum. His biggest musical influences have been Holy Week and his first host, the one he was given at birth. It was produced at the age of sixteen. A little later he began using drugs to escape. he should have died before thirty. For forty years he has hit the drums as life has hit him, with all his might.

Directed by César Martínez Herrada · Written by César Martínez Herrada

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