Gato Alquinta
Biography
Eduardo Fernando Alquinta Espinoza (January 22, 1945 – January 15, 2003), more commonly known by his friends and followers as "Gato" Alquinta, was a Chilean guitarist and vocalist from the folk/progressive rock group Los Jaivas, Chile's longest-surviving group. He died of a heart attack while on vacation in Coquimbo, Chile. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eduardo Alquinta, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For & Full Filmography14 Titles
Drama Series - 1988, 16 episodes • as Self - Los Jaivas
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 2000, 2h 15m • as Self
On Saturday, April 27, 1985, Los Jaivas made their first presentation in the United States, at Carnegie Hall in New York, in the concert of Erwin Frankel's "New Audiences" cycle.
Movie - 1999, 2h 15m • as Self - Lead Vocals and Guitars
A valuable archival document showing how the musical "Las Alturas de Macchu Picchu" was made in 1981.
Movie - 1981, 2h 15m • as Self
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.
Movie - 1986, 2h 15m • as Self - Los Jaivas
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 2004, 2h 15m • as Self
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.
Movie - 2000, 2h 15m • as Self - Los Jaivas
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.
Movie - 2001, 2h 15m • as Self - Los Jaivas
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.
Movie - 2000, 2h 15m • as Self
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 1987, 2h 15m • as Self - Los Jaivas Group Member
A historic concert by the progressive rock band Los Jaivas in Vancouver, Canada. Funded and televised by Shaw Cable 10.
Movie - 2016, 2h 15m • as Self (archive footage)
A unique and transcendent conceptual documentary that, through a complex Chilean musical work, rescues the sense of identity that is passed down from generation to generation, rescuing fundamental pillars of literary and musical creation.
Movie - 2020, 2h 15m • as Self - Los Jaivas (archive footage)
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.
Movie - 2011, 2h 15m • as Self (archive footage)
Five young men from Viña del Mar brought to life in the 1960s the most internationally renowned Chilean folk band. This documentary is a journey into the past, featuring testimonies from the members of Los Jaivas themselves about their early years, recalling their beginnings in the fusion of progressive rock and Latin American folk music.
Movie - 2000, 2h 15m • as Self - Los Jaivas
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.