Singer-songwriter Joan Manuel Serrat recalls childhood memories and experiences
Serrat has given few interviews over the course of his career, and spoken little about his personal life. He has made an exception on this occasion, however, offering us a glimpse of his childhood experiences in Barcelona during the 1940's and '50s. Memories as seen and interpreted through the eyes of a grown man: sensations, experiences anecdotes, temptations, and perhaps the occasional wake-up call. Lively memories accompanied by the artist's own music.
Born into a family of modest means his father a blue-collar worker and his mother a seamstress Serra harks back to his life as a child: the games he played; his first teacher, Conchita; his neighborhood with its lively outdoor cafes; the theater marquees; the crowded trams with people leaning out of them; the big cars. Scenes that inspired many of his songs, including Mi niñez (My Childhood), El meu carrer (My Street), Temps era temps (Those Were the Days) , Barquito de papel (Paper Boat) and Mediterraneo.
"Serrat, the Lad from Poble-sec" is a vision of Barcelona through the eyes of a highly regarded singer in the Spanish and Catalan languages. Through his amiable, personal accounts, illustrated with pictures from the singer's private archives, the viewer can enjoy a trip down memory lane, hand-in-hand with this talented singer-songwriter.
A documentary that provides a new perspective on Serrat's music and his personal memories.
When you are a child you fully absorb life. It seeps into you through every orifice of your body, every pore of your skin, everywhere. Childhood is a time of learning, of great impressions which leave their marks on our lives. So it makes sense that people's roots are grounded in their childhood.
Joan Manuel Serrat
