The adventures and misadventures the popular singer Rigo Tovar, his relationships, trips and unparalleled successes
Rigo
Rigo and la Tulipana meet at the cabaret where they work, he as a singer and she as a fichera. They live an intense love, but Rigo's alcoholism is a source of constant tension.
Bar-band yout gets groomed for stardom: exploitative management and loss of personal authenticity are the result. Can he pull out of his Siempre En Domingo death-spiral?
Himself
Follow the real-life rags-to-riches story of acclaimed Mexican performer Rigo Tovar, a musical pioneer whose innovative combination of traditional cumbia rhythms, electric instruments and rock melodies propelled him from poverty to stardom. This documentary shows Tovar, who died in 2005, during the height of his popularity, and features interviews with family members and plenty of live concert footage.
