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La savia del algarrobo

La savia del algarrobo

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.

Release Date

January 1, 2000

Status

Released

Original Title

La savia del algarrobo

Runtime

1h 26min

Budget

Revenue

Language

Spanish

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