For Those About to Rock. The Story of Rodrigo y Gabriela

Mar 15, 2014

1h 27m

★ 8.1

Overview

The amazing and inspiring journey of Mexican guitarists ‘Rodrigo y Gabriela’ who at a very young age decided to do only what they loved the most: music.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Warp Films

Sentido Común

Kenio Films

Estudios Churubusco Azteca

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Cast

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Rodrigo Pineda Sánchez

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Gabriela Quintero López

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Zöe Conway

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Alex Skolnick

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Robert Trujillo

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Benjamín Salcedo

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Iván Nieblas

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María Luisa Quintero

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Olallo Rubio

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Peter O'Brien

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Edmund Enright

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Jaime Vázquez

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