The Devil's Accordion

  • Germany El acordeón del diablo
Documentary / Music
Germany / Switzerland, 2000, 90 min

Directed by:

Stefan Schwietert

Screenplay:

Stefan Schwietert

Cinematography:

Ciro Cappellari
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EL ACORDEÓN DEL DIABLO tells the story of that great old man of Caribbean music, Pacho Rada. It is the tale of a singer and composer who first held an accordion at the age of four and was never to let go of it again. A man who throughout his life travelled around Colombia, moving from village to village and from party to party, singing and playing for a few centavos. He's 93 now and lives in a corrugated iron shack on the outskirts of Santa Marta in Colombia, whilst his songs climb up the hit parades. (Ventura Film)

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