LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE AT FOLSOM PRISON
A NETFLIX ORIGINAL
On the 50th Anniversary of Johnny Cash’s legendary performance at Folsom Prison, unprecedented access was granted to film legendary Mexican band, Los Tigres Del Norte, as they perform two spectacular concerts - one in the men’s facility and the other in the women’s.
The concerts are intercut with interviews from latino inmates who reflect on their upbringings, their difficulties, and the tragic circumstances that brought them to prison.
The music of Los Tigres and the personal stories of the inmates are interwoven in such a way that they are inextricably linked and a special meeting between the band and the inmates show how tight that bond really is. The film is powerful, at times joyful, and a seminal moment in the lives of both the band and the prisoners.
DIRECTED: TOM DONAHUE
WRITTEN BY: ZACH HOROWITZ
PRODUCED BY: ILAN ARBOLEDA, ZACH HOROWITZ
CO-PRODUCED BY: JESSICYA MATERANO
PRODUCTION COMPANIES: CREATIVECHAOS VMG, ROCKINGHAM ENTERTAINMENT
FEATURING: LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE
Reviews & Press
A thoughtful, socially progressive concert documentary…chock-full of waltzing polka beats and warbling vibrato vocals… lyrically bold and progressive.
The Mexican superstars pay homage to Johnny Cash’s Folsom Prison Blues…the only act authorized by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations (to record at Folsom Prison)
Immigration remade the prison population. Los Tigres considered themselves the ideal candidates to renew Cash’s legacy…the project made perfect sense. But it almost didn’t even get off the ground.
The documentary shows Folsom from different vantages, including the perspective of the prison audience.…a subject rarely captured by cameras.
A story about how things change and how they also stay the same, but mostly it’s a story of the darkness of humanity and the light can come through at any moment.
Los Tigres Del Norte return to deliver a heartwarming and poignant music documentary film.
It combines concert footage with voiceover and interviews with the prisoners, whose stories give the whole film its emotional texture.
The documentary doesn't sugarcoat, romanticize, or gloss over the inmates' stories. Instead, it gives the inmates a voice.