Atardi, “the life of Curaçao’s musical genius Rudy Plaate” lo estrena dia 9 di juli na Kòrsou (the movies) i 10 di juli na Aruba (the movies i Principal). E dokumental musical aki dirigi pa siniasta Selwyn de Wind ta pone lus riba e estilo i herensia di e evolushon di Kòrsou su musika. Den esaki ta ilustra kon Señor Rudy Plaate a yuda traha e fundeshi ku su zonido i melodia uniko.

Filma durante di un periodo di cinku aña, Atardi ta pasa riba e momentunan bon i difisil di e bida i trabou di e legendario musiko i kompositor Rudy Plaate. Un kantidat extenso di imagennan di antes ta keda kombina ku entrevistanan di famianan, amigunan, otro artistanan i konosedonan di historia. E briante kompositor, skibido di kantika i musiko Rudy Plaate a skibi i publika mas di 400 kantika durante un karera ku a dura mas ku kuater dekada. De Wind a haña akseso total na Rudy Plaate pa krea un potret intimo di e bida di Rudy, awor ku e ta konfronta e desafio nan di behes.

Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds Caribisch Gebied is a proud co-sponsor of this documentary. We are looking forward to the premiere next week at the movies!

Director and executive producer Selwyn de Wind talks about his music documentary Atardi: The Life of Curaçao’s Musical Genius (Click on the foto for the interview). The documentary was 5 years in the making and portrays legendary singer-songwriter Rudy Plaate. Selwyn takes you behind the scenes and discusses what went into making his film.