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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 DateJanuary 1, 2000
StatusReleased
Original TitleLa savia del algarrobo
Runtime1h 26min
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LanguageSpanish
Original LanguageSpanish
Production CountriesArgentina
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