He was born in Granada, the only city in the world with an explosive name. At the age of ten he joined the Falange because he wanted to play the drum. His biggest musical influences have been Holy Week and his first host, the one he was given at birth. It was produced at the age of sixteen. A little later he began using drugs to escape. he should have died before thirty. For forty years he has hit the drums as life has hit him, with all his might.
Sound
Drums as autobiography — every beat hits different
Editing
Church processions smash into punk chaos
Production
Granada itself becomes a character
Director
César Martínez Herrada
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Eric's band 'Los Planetas' pioneered Spain's indie scene; this doc reveals he barely survived to see it.
Granada's Semana Santa processions are technically competitions — Eric treating survival the same way makes brutal sense.
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