Viva Maestro!, the documentary that Gustavo Dudamel will premiere in April
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- 03 Mar 2022
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Long live Master! , the documentary that follows the career of Venezuelan musician and composer Gustavo Dudamel, will be released in theaters on April 8 and will arrive on Amazon and Apple TV+ on May 24.
The film, whose trailer debuted this Wednesday, discovers the director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Paris Opera in his native Venezuela during the year 2017, when in the midst of the outbreak of social protests he took a stand against the Maduro government.
Considered a hero in Venezuela and one of the most important musicians today in the rest of the world, Gustavo Dudamel began recording this documentary while facing criticism from the same political sector that elevated him as the prodigal son of his social programs.
The system
The director began his training when he joined the National System of Youth and Children's Orchestras and Choirs of Venezuela, the revolutionary development plan through music founded in 1975 by José Antonio Abreu, who was later his mentor.
The film, directed by Ted Braun, enters the scenes of cities such as Los Angeles (United States) and Paris. But he also travels through the neighborhoods of Venezuela where Dudamel teaches the most disadvantaged young people.
"Art, music, culture goes beyond entertainment. They heal communities and heal people's spirits", she says in one of the interviews that advances the trailer.
In addition to having a prestigious career on the international music circuit, Dudamel has tried to replicate his experience at El Sistema with social initiatives around the world. Read More…
