Product Description Journey into the world of Argentina's most famous musical artist in Mercedes Sosa: The Voice of Latin America. Over a career that spanned 50 years, Sosa sold millions of records, performed thousands of concerts all over the world, and left behind an incredible legacy as an artist who went beyond the borders of music to become one of the most influential - and loved - personalities of the 20th century. This intimate documentary reveals Sosa's early life and her rise to worldwide stardom, and explores the impact she had on the musical - and political - heritage of Latin America... and the world. Review "A SKYLARK WHO SANG TRUTH TO POWER IN ARGENTINA. Bereaved but resilient, the sound of the monumental Argentine folk singer heard in Rodrigo Vila's biographical documentary 'Mercedes Sosa: The Voice of Latin America' conveys eons of suffering and survival. You don't have to understand Spanish, Sosa's primary language, to be moved by an instrument that expressed the sorrows and hopes of the world's poor and downtrodden with a profound empathy." --The New York Times"Rodrigo Vila's documentary 'Mercedes Sosa: The Voice of Latin America' is a deeply loving portrait, with a leisurely pace that proves quite rewarding, as it encourages a rich immersion in the music and persona of its great subject... Vila's film is blessed with a bounty of film and audio recordings of her, both onstage and off, mingling with intimates and fans, as well as interviews with the artist." --Film Journal"Mercedes Sosa could be considered the Latin American Bob Dylan - if Dylan had been arrested right on stage in Argentina during the height of oppression under the military junta of Jorge Videla, her release and subsequent exile in Europe secured only by an international uproar." --New York Daily News
