In the final episode of the year, hosts Armando & Joey and special guest Jaime Pinedo discuss Mexican music icon Juan Gabriel & four of his feature films—two of them being semi-autobiographical that are connected to one another.

Nobleza Ranchera (1977)

• Juan Gabriel’s film debut. A ranchera melodrama with an all-star cast & filmed in Weslaco, Texas.

En Esta Primavera (1979)

• Juan Gabriel’s 2nd film. A peculiar fictional music drama from director Gilberto Martinez Solares & writer Adolfo Martinez Solares.

El Noa Noa (1981)

• Part 1 of Juan Gabriel’s semi-autobiographical film. Tells the story of his humble beginnings & struggles in trying to become a successful musician. The real-life nightclub “El Noa Noa” being the center of it all.

Es Mi Vida (El Noa Noa 2) (1982)

• Part 2 of Juan Gabriel’s semi-autobiographical film. After leaving Juárez to Mexico City, Juan Gabriel struggles to become the successful musician he desires to be, he then is accused of a crime he didn’t commit & is sent to prison.

Watch Nobleza Ranchera on Vix:

https://vix.com/es-es/detail/video-4374675

Watch En Esta Primavera on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/tTDqzjdwHvQ?si=mdimayWeLupshhn8

Watch El Noa Noa on Tubi:

https://tubitv.com/movies/639276/el-noa-noa

Watch Es Mi Vida on Vix:

https://vix.com/es-es/detail/video-2746714

Listen to our Trash-Mex Juan Gabriel Playlist:

Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/era-su-vida-the-life-music-films-of-juan-gabriel/pl.u-vg05UoWmM7k

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/18O0XYqrhPLs7COzQPP2Eq?si=ande1ihQTWKIMSUdyUBm_g

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Recorded in West Covina, CA.