Mateo

Name: Mateo
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Music, Documentary
Released: August 21, 2015
Rating: 60

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XLrator Media | Release Date: August 21, 2015 | Not Rated

Summary: Matthew Stoneman dreamed of pop stardom. Instead, he went to jail, learned Spanish, and emerged as “Mateo,” America’s first white mariachi singer. Mateo is on the brink of completing an album of original songs in Havana. But his estrangement from friends and family, his criminal past, and his love for Cuban women could derail him on hisMatthew Stoneman dreamed of pop stardom. Instead, he went to jail, learned Spanish, and emerged as “Mateo,” America’s first white mariachi singer. Mateo is on the brink of completing an album of original songs in Havana. But his estrangement from friends and family, his criminal past, and his love for Cuban women could derail him on his quest for fame. [XLrator Media]… Expand

Director: Aaron I. Naar

Genre(s): Adventure, Biography, Music, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Aug 20, 2015

What begins as a quirky portrait of the artist as a gringo mariachi troubadour proves to be a telling study of a lost soul whose palpable passion for his music acts as a surrogate for more meaningful human contact. Read full review

Nick Schager

Aug 4, 2015

Incisively intimate, it's a small but stirring snapshot of a gifted, hopelessly lonely soul. Read full review

John DeFore

Aug 20, 2015

First-timer Naar both fails to convince us of his subject's musical genius and gives the impression he's leaving out important details. Read full review

Joe Leydon

Sep 10, 2015

It’s easy to see what drew filmmaker Aaron I. Naar to his eponymous subject in Mateo, but it’s almost impossible to share his enthusiasm or even feel much sympathy for a figure who, for a good chunk of this sluggish yet disconcerting documentary, comes across as a genuinely creepy person. Read full review

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