Seed of the Son

'Semilla del son' is a documentary that tells Santiago Auserón's story, the man who started learning about son and his rhythmic wisdom since his trip to Cuba in 1984, during the Radio Futura's first vacations. Juan Perro is his new project, which consists on a sonorous laboratory where he synthesize Spain, Cuba and New Orleans.

From the Spanish tradition he starts a road trip where he passes by three different places and lives blues, son and jazz music in first person. Santiago Auserón shows us the most charismatic figures of the Spanish postmodern culture in this road movie.

Cuba's son influences our protagonist, who brings into his music career as a crossbred innovation of the rock genre. This documentary is directed by Juanma Villar Betancort and starred by Santiago Auserón, Gold Medal in the Fine Arts Merit in 2022 and National Award of Músicas Actuales by the Ministerio de Cultura in 2011, among other merits and awards.

The artist has produced anthologies of Cuban son, such as Francisco 'Repilado-Compay Segundo' or the 'Semilla del Son' compilation. Juan Perro has been the musician alter ego during the last few decades, a crossbred trovador between Bluesman and sonero. At the moment, he's working on a new project called 'Santiago Auserón y su Academia Nocturna'.