Serás Farruquito

Serás Farruquito is a powerful and intimate portrait of Juan Manuel Fernández Montoya, known worldwide as Farruquito, at a decisive moment in his life and career. Born into one of flamenco’s most emblematic dynasties, he grew up under the towering legacy of his
Today, the lineage continues with his own son, Juan El Moreno, already stepping onto major stages. Between past and future, glory and burden, Farruquito stands at the center of an intergenerational story shaped by passion, talent, and destiny.
More than a music documentary, the film unfolds as a deeply human story of identity, inheritance, guilt, and redemption. Marked by artistic brilliance, public scandal, and personal downfall, Farruquito confronts his past while seeking reconstruction through flamenco itself.
Rehearsals, performances, and moments of raw introspection reveal a man negotiating with memory and responsibility, where every gesture, silence, and movement becomes part of a larger emotional confession.
Acclaimed producers Santi Aguado and Reuben Atlas craft a cinematic hall of mirrors around flamenco as both a Roma-rooted and universal art form, fierce, expressive, and spiritually charged. The film captures the eternal search for creative transcendence, the elusive blessing of duende, with all its light and shadow. Visually shaped by cinematographer Igor Martinovic (Man on Wire) and editor Pablo Gil Rituerto (Lúa Vermella), the documentary combines narrative depth with striking aesthetic precision.
Screenings & tickets
- FRI 17/0418:30Cinema The Pulse

Director
Santi Aguado, Reuben Atlas
Cast
Farruquito, Farru, La Farruca, Rosalía, Rubén Blades y Antonio Canales.
Year
2025
Country
Spain
Duration
95 min
Genre
Documentary
Language
Spanish with English subtitles
