BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America

Storyline

Soda Stereo, Café Tacvba, Aterciopelados and others figure in this 50-year history of Latin American rock through dictatorships, disasters and dissent.

First Aired

2020-12-16
Last Aired

2020-12-16
Creator

Nicolás Entel
Genre

Documentary
Seasons

1
Episodes

6
Status

Ended
Language

English, Español
Network

Netflix

Keywords:

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Season 1

1. The Rebellion

Latin America's rock movement was sparked by Ritchie Valens' "La Bamba" and the Beatles but found its ...More

Latin America's rock movement was sparked by Ritchie Valens' "La Bamba" and the Beatles but found its own voice in youth and resistance to dictatorship.Less

45mins 2020-12-16

2. The Repression

When the band Peace and Love began chanting, "We got the power!" at the first rock festival in Mexico ...More

When the band Peace and Love began chanting, "We got the power!" at the first rock festival in Mexico in 1971, the government responded by banning rock.Less

52mins 2020-12-16

3. Music in Color

After the fall of the Argentine dictatorship in 1983 and the Mexico City earthquake in 1985, rock expl...More

After the fall of the Argentine dictatorship in 1983 and the Mexico City earthquake in 1985, rock explodes with ingenuity. And it's all in Spanish.Less

48mins 2020-12-16

4. Rock in Our Own Language

Argentina's Soda Stereo was the first all-hemispheric hitmakers, followed by Mexico's Caifanes and Los...More

Argentina's Soda Stereo was the first all-hemispheric hitmakers, followed by Mexico's Caifanes and Los Prisioneros from Pinochet's Chile.Less

46mins 2020-12-16

5. One Continent

Mexico's Café Tacvba fuses rock and folk traditions while Aterciopelados, rising with MTV Latin Americ...More

Mexico's Café Tacvba fuses rock and folk traditions while Aterciopelados, rising with MTV Latin America, does the same with Colombian beats and sounds.Less

55mins 2020-12-16

6. A New Era

Anger about social injustice infuses Latin American rock after the Zapatista uprising, paving the way ...More

Anger about social injustice infuses Latin American rock after the Zapatista uprising, paving the way for reggaeton and rap and new female rockers.Less