The documentary series Juan Gabriel: I must, I can and I wantby the filmmaker María José Cuevas and the producers Laura Woldenberg and Ivonne Gutiérrez, has caused a great sensation in the viewer by delving into the life of the human being, Alberto Aguilera Valadezbut seen through the eyes of the world-famous artist.
Many are the good reviews and reviews regarding this production that came out from the extensive archive created by the Divo of Juárez.
For these four chapters, 2,267 tapes were reviewed in 16 distinctive formats ranging from 1970 to 2010; 2,500 personal photographs; 30 thousand digital photographs and around 500 thousand audio files.
“This is going to be recorded for when I am no longer on this planet and people remember it.” is the first thing heard in the singer’s voice while images of him are projected.
This way of getting to know one of the greatest singer-songwriters is a success of the production that has fascinated locals and strangers.
‘It’s extraordinary’
The film critic Javier IbarrecheFor example, he says very effusively: “Juan Gabriel’s documentary is extraordinary”and added that the singer “should be on a bill,” “it is spectacular”, “a total gem”.
On social networks there are more comments like: “What beauty!”, “it moved me a lot”; “How cool”“every minute is worth it”, “ufff it’s great”; “I have cried like I haven’t done in a long time, We all miss you Juan Gabriel”“he already knew that it would have a tragic end and he reveals it in his documentary”, and more all positive.
The narration and the images They succeed in moving the most sensitive fibers of the public that has seen it, no matter if they are your fans or not. Could it be that a lot has to do with the fact that no one ever imagined that a star like him had so much in store? biographical material precisely to be shown after his death?
It’s impressive see Alberto fight to be someone in the world of musicconquering his mother’s love, fame, his friendships, the way in which he manages to open the doors of the world. Palace of Fine Arts –through the first lady of Mexico, Cecilia Occelli de Salinas– after making the masses sing and dance, whether in the palenques at the Premier entertainment center and conquering the men in each presentation, passing through their lawsuits with the Treasury and Televisauntil that day when he decided to say goodbye while swimming in a pool from which he came out to comment: “So much swimming to die on the shore.” Many say that he already sensed his death.
María José’s work is ‘incredible’
The biopic caught the attention of Silvia Urquidiwho collaborated with Alberto for several years and had his complete trust to the point of even being part of all those thousands of recordings.
In an interview with this medium, Urquidi assured that the work done by María José is “incredible”to meet the man behind the artist.
However, she is convinced that both the director and the producers subordinated themselves to what Iván, one of the artist’s sons, would want to make known in order to clean up his image and, in the process, obtain money.
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“For those of us who knew Iván, this documentary is the way to apologize for his appointment as universal heir and until now, not sharing a single peso of the inheritance with any of his brothers.”
Silvia Urquidi/ Juan Gabriel’s former manager
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2,267 tapes in 16 distinctive formats ranging from 1970 to 2010 were reviewed for the docuseries. Netflix.