Selected Film
ESPAÑOL Documental que rastrea los orígenes del blues en español, mientras rinde un homenaje a Deacon Jones y celebra su legado cultural. Algo ha cambiado, film dirigido por Sergio “Chapete” Bonacci Lapalma, comienza como el relato del regreso del organista Melvyn “Deacon” Jones a la Argentina. El resultado final, sin embargo, es una biografía lateral de su compañero Norberto “Pappo” Napolitano en los años 90, cuando Blues Local y el Vol. 8 de Pappo’s Blues eran éxitos rotundos, el género vivía un auge popular gracias a la radio Rock & Pop, y el guitarrista tocaba en el Madison Square Garden con B.B. King, quien lo integró a la Blues Mafia. Asimismo, la película funciona como un obituario para figuras como el propio Jones, Peter Deantoni, Javier Febré y el Pato Larralde, rockeros que nos observan desde un lugar tan cariñoso como exigente. — Pablo Strozza (BAFICI, 2025) ENGLISH A documentary that traces the origins of the blues in Spanish, while paying tribute to Deacon Jones and celebrating his cultural legacy. Something Has Changed, a film directed by Sergio “Chapete” Bonacci Lapalma, begins as a story about the return of blues organist Melvyn “Deacon” Jones to Argentina. But it ultimately becomes a lateral biography of his sidekick Norberto “Pappo” Napolitano in the '90s, when Blues Local and Pappo’s Blues Vol. 8 were major hits, the genre was booming thanks to Rock & Pop radio, and the guitarist was performing at Madison Square Garden with B.B. King, who brought him into the Blues Mafia. The film also serves as an obituary for champions like Jones himself, Peter Deantoni, Javier Febré and Pato Larralde—rockers who now watch over us from a place both affectionate and demanding. — Pablo Strozza (BAFICI, 2025)
Duration: 02:10:00
Country of Origin: Argentina, United States
Language: English, Spanish
Director(s): Sergio Bonacci Lapalma
Writer(s): Sergio Bonacci Lapalma
Producer(s): Pamela Stovall Hill, Sergio Bonacci Lapalma, Bernardo David Heredia, José Luis Nacci, Jonathan Rivas-Fuentes
Key Cast: Charlie Brechtel, Zakiya Hooker, Deacon Jones, Larry McCray, Carmine Appice, James Bolden, Gilby Clarke, B.B. King, Tony Coleman
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