El Nino Miguel

The first few minutes of this film would have you believe that its a portrait of a typical homeless man A man with a furrowed face unruly beard and long uncombed hair The camera follows him as he tries to patch up a broken old guitar somewhere on the outskirts of a town It is only when he starts to play conjuring incredibly beautiful sounds from the battered instrument with his rough hands that we realize that this is no ordinary guitarist Miguel Vega de la Cruz aka El Niño Miguel is one of the best flamenco guitarists in the world In his younger days he played with big names like Paco de Lucia made records and performed in big concert venues at home and abroad Miguel is now back where he started scarred by life But when he plays the old fire is rekindled however briefly