The Shadow of the Strings
2009, Spanish. Directed by Annabelle Ameline & Benoît Bodlet & Chechu García-Berlanga.
Throughout the streets of Huelva, a man with his guitar has been disambiguating for years, day and night he goes out into the streets to make a living asking for money in bars and terraces. His guitar almost never has the six strings, his hands are dirty, his mind long ago could not stand the life that he had to live, and he continues as he can stuck to that guitar with which he expresses himself continuously, indefatigable. That vagabond, an omnipresent street artist, is the "Niño Miguel", considered by many to be the best guitarist in the history of flamenco, a genius who revolutionized the guitar with only two records in the 70s, a source of inspiration for all other guitarists... a guitarist of guitarists, a living legend, a mystery, a misunderstood genius, excluded from society: The shadow of the strings.
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
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- Released
- 1 January 2009
- Original title
- La sombra de las cuerdas
- Country
- Spain
- Written by
- Annabelle Ameline, Benoît Bodlet, Chechu García-Berlanga
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The Shadow of the Strings runs 70 minutes (1h 10m).
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The Shadow of the Strings isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 2009. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Shadow of the Strings?
The Shadow of the Strings (2009) was directed by Annabelle Ameline and Benoît Bodlet and Chechu García-Berlanga and stars Paco de Lucía, El Niño Miguel.