A record store so cool even Argentina's dictatorship couldn't kill it.
In 1969, the Epstein brothers founded a music house in the heart of downtown Buenos Aires. There they offered the best imported records and it soon became a sanctuary. Musicians like Claudio Gabis, Nito Mestre, Charly García, Andrés Calamaro, agree that it was the place of freedom and inspiration that they so needed. It was the time when the avant-garde of the Di Tella Institute was nourished by the incipient rock and art, causing an explosion in the middle of a society isolated and lethargic by the repressive state apparatus. El Agujerito tells the story of this iconic record store through archival material and testimonies.
Direction
Archival footage woven like a love letter to disappeared culture.
Production
68 minutes that somehow captures an entire era's soul.
Director
Ana Hayzus
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
El Agujerito operated during Argentina's 'Proceso' dictatorship (1976-1983), when rock nacional became coded resistance.
Charly García's first acid trip happened in the store's back room; the Epsteins apparently kept psychedelics next to the jazz imports.
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