Prepare animated productions in tribute to Compay Segundo

March 9, 2020

The Latino Institute of Music (ILM) is preparing today the production of a film and an animated series based on the life and work of the legendary Cuban musician Francisco Repilado, known worldwide as Compay Segundo.

ILM Kids Studios -with offices in Mexico and Argentina- will be the company in charge of producing both installments in three-dimensional format, a joint initiative of Salvador Repilado, son of Compay Segundo, and the president of the Institute, Daniel Martín.

According to Martín, the feature film will arrive on the big screen as part of the lineup of several of the most prestigious film festivals in 2021, coinciding with the 114th anniversary of the Cuban artist's birth and the centennial of the ILM.

For its part, the series will compile in five chapters the most important moments of Compay Segundo's life, from his childhood in his native Santiago de Cuba, to his intense musical career when he joined the roster of groups such as Los Compadres and the all-star Buena Vista Social Club.

The last two chapters will be dedicated one to Repilado's time at the Buena Vista, a project of which he was one of the founders alongside legends such as Ibrahim Ferrer, Rubén Hernández, Eliades Ochoa and Omara Portuondo, and the other to his legacy.

The series will be hosted by Tito, the protagonist child of the production Tito reacciona, a creation of the ILM that pays tribute to great exponents of Cuban culture such as Leo Brouwer, Chucho Valdés, Alicia Alonso and Benny Moré, among others.