La importancia de llamarse Ernesto y la gilipollez de llamarse Eric

This biographical documentary about César Martínez Herrada tells the story of Eric Jiménez, the drummer of the Spanish music bands Los Planetas and Lagartija Nick. This cinematic picture of Eric shows his trajectory inside the musical panorama of Spain.

The artist, who was born in Granada, got into la Falange when he was just 10 years old because he wanted to play the drums. He got married with sixteen years old and then he started using drugs in a failed attempt to forget about his problems. Eric beats the drums as strong as life has beaten him during forty years.

Eric's musical influences have been the Spanish Semana Santa and his first fist bang. This documentary talks about his two facets, the musical one: Eric, and the one from his own personal life: Ernesto and his family origins. The script is also written by Martínez Herrada, who also goes through the artist's toughest stages of life.

From entering la Falange to being at the edge of falling because of the drugs and almost have died at the age of thirty. Pablo Barce is the editor of this production and Juan Pérez Fajardo is the camera man.

The team of 'La importancia de llamarse Ernesto y la gilipollez de llamarse Eric' tells the intense life of Eric Jiménez and his long musical trajectory until now. At the moment, the artist has a parter and a daughter from his first marriage.