A child salsa prodigy vanishes at the peak of fame—where did Miguelito go?
In 1973, eleven year old Miguelito was discovered singing in the San Juan airport by the legendary New York record producer Harvey Averne. Within the year, he went from the slums of Manuel A Perez, to recording an album with some of the finest salsa musicians of the time to finally performing with Eddie Palmieri at Madison Square Garden in front of 20,000 people. Throughout Latin America his songs ‘Payaso’ and ‘Canto a Borinquen’ had become cult hits. And then he simply disappeared...
Production
Incredible archival footage of 70s salsa golden era
Score
Miguelito's actual recordings—pure unfiltered talent
Direction
Zubrycki's patient hunt for a vanished voice
Director
Sam Zubrycki
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Miguelito's 'Canto a Borinquen' became an unofficial Puerto Rican anthem, covered by countless artists who never knew the boy behind the voice.
Filmmaker Sam Zubrycki spent six years tracking Miguelito, eventually finding him in a New Jersey basement apartment, still singing.
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Excelente cortometraje que deja por el piso todos los falsos comentarios de que Miguelito murió a la edad de 12 años en un accidente.
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Hello! Where can I watch this documentary??
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