Official Trailer for Biopic Doc ‘Carlos’ About Musician Carlos Santana
by Alex Billington
August 24, 2023
Source: YouTube
“When you celebrate, fear has to go away, and all you have is delight.” Sony Pictures Classics has revealed the first official trailer for a music biopic documentary called Carlos, about the famous Mexican musician / guitarist Carlos Santana. Made by the filmmaker Rudy Valdez, this initially premiered at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival earlier in the summer, with a release coming up this September. Follow Santana’s journey from 14-year-old street musician to a 10-time Grammy winning global sensation. Featuring unseen footage and tracks from the beloved, triumphant musician. The electric documentary Carlos utilizes new interviews with Santana and his family alongside extraordinary, never-before-seen archival footage — including home video recordings Santana himself made, concert footage, and behind- the-scenes moments. Emmy-winning director Rudy Valdez creates an intimate, rich documentary about a man whose sound casts a magical spell on his fans around the world. Not everyone may know: Santana had his first major moment performing at Woodstock in 1969, when he was only 22 years old. Legit!! This looks especially uplifting and rejuvenating.
Here’s the first official trailer (+ poster) for Rudy Valdez’s doc Carlos, direct from SPC’s YouTube:
At the age of 5, in his native Mexico, he learned to play the violin. At 8, he developed a lifelong love for the guitar. At 14, he honed those guitar virtuoso skills and performance style by working as a street musician, starting his own band long after, while still a teen. And at 22 — just before his first album was released to acclaim — Carlos Santana became one of the major discoveries of Woodstock, anchoring the famous festival’s second afternoon on August 16th, 1969. A music industry legend for over 50 years and a 10-time Grammy-winning global sensation, Santana continues to be one of the music world’s premiere artists blending jazz, blues, and the Mariachi sound with a rock n’ roll spirituality and a sense of music’s primal connection to our deepest emotions. Carlos is directed by acclaimed cinematographer / filmmaker Rudy Valdez, director of the doc films The Sentence, Breakaway, and Reopening Night, plus many other shorts previously. It’s produced by Sara Bernstein, Leopoldo Gout, Ashley Kahn, Lizz Morhaim, Sam Pollard, and Justin Wilkes. Sony Classics will debut the Carlos doc in theaters worldwide starting on September 29th, 2023, with special events featuring Rudy & Carlos on Sept 23, 24, & 27. For info, visit the film’s official site.