René Olivares

A valuable archival document showing how the musical "Las Alturas de Macchu Picchu" was made in 1981.

Los Jaivas are the most important rock band in the history of Chile. 55 years of music and friendship. Memories emerge note by note, song after song, tour after tour. An intimate portrait of their musical life where for the first time they share their archives that have been accumulated for years on the shelves of a small apartment in Santiago.

Los Jaivas concert at the Teatro Monumental, held on May 5, 2000. The closing of a great tour that the group carried out throughout Chile.

This documentary by José Luis Valenzuela meticulously follows each step in the evolution of the creative process of this fundamental work in the history of Los Jaivas, Mamalluca.

Los Jaivas played for the first time on Rapa Nui on May 5, 2006, fulfilling a long-held dream. José Luis Valenzuela, using this concert as the central focus of his narrative, juxtaposes it with domestic scenes, work scenes, timeless images, and breathtaking landscapes that evoke the first morning of the world, allowing us to share the band's experience of trying to understand this ancient culture.

The historical musical made in the Inca citadel in 1981 with texts by Pablo Neruda and music of The Jaivas. Special Guest: Mario Vargas Llosa in the presentation.

Nineteen years after recording "Las Alturas de Macchu Picchu", Los Jaivas returned to Cusco in March 2000 for an exclusive concert at the imposing ruins of Sacsayhuamán. Thirty thousand people gathered (braving the rain at times) to witness this magnificent spectacle, which also featured a thrilling and massive choreography. The reunion with their friends from the band "El Polen" fostered a sense of camaraderie that Los Jaivas have always cultivated in their songs. The work of filmmaker José Luis Valenzuela is particularly interesting, blending footage of the concert with images of the set, rehearsals, travel and stay in Cusco.

Documentary filmed in Neruda's homes with interviews with Los Jaivas, in which they recount how their work "Las Alturas de Macchu Picchu" was conceived and created and how they came to perform it in Macchu Picchu.

Los Jaivas take a symbolic train to celebrate their 60 years of musical life. A choral story where the protagonists narrate the intimacy in this journey of commemorations and obligatory stops throughout Chile connecting it with their music. The band together with other authorized voices reflect on the free and democratic circulation of Chilean cultural heritage, closing the year's tour with the realization of the mural in Cal y Canto station of the Stgo subway by René Olivares and the great final show at the Quinta Vergara in Viña Del Mar.