Mercedes Sosa The Voice of Latin America

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214 ratings
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Format:  DVD-R
item number:  6R696
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DVD-R Details

  • Run Time: 1 hours, 33 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
  • Released: September 18, 2018
  • Originally Released: 2013
  • Label: First Run Features

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Entertainment Reviews:

Fresh60%

TOMATOMETER
Total Count: 10

Spilled57%

AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 84
The lack of background information and connective tissue makes the film feel incomplete. Full Review
New York Times
Jan 23, 2014
Rating: 3/5 -- But if a certain sentimentality means that there is a little too much included, the film also benefits from the obvious emotion that the contributors all pour into it. Full Review
Eye for Film
May 15, 2015
Rating: 3.5/5 -- [T]he documentary succeeds in conveying not just the bare facts of her life, but something of her magic, both to longtime fans and to those less familiar with her work. Full Review
The Dissolve
Feb 6, 2014
Suffers from its overly insular and hagiographic perspective, but in its best moments it well illustrates the reasons for her musical influence and social importance. Full Review
Hollywood Reporter
Jan 24, 2014
Rodrigo H. Vila's documentary...is a deeply loving portrait, with a leisurely pace that proves quite rewarding, as it encourages a rich immersion in the music and persona of its great subject. Full Review
Film Journal International
Jan 23, 2014
Rating: 7.6/10 -- A genuinely heartfelt, adequately informative introduction to the life and music of Mercedes Sosa. Full Review
NYC Movie Guru
Jan 26, 2014
The artistic achievements and personal torments of one of Latin America's greatest vocal artists and the conscience of her continent. Full Review
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Jan 24, 2014

Description by OLDIES.com:

Journey into the world of Argentina's most famous musical artist. Over a career that spanned fifty years, Sosa sold millions of records, performed thousands of concerts all over the world, and left behind an incredible legacy as an artist who went beyond the borders of music to become one of the most influential -- and loved -- personalities of the 20th century.
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  • Sales Rank: 63,341
  • UPC: 810162037567
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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