Carlos

Free admission. $10 VIP Lounge Ticket and secured seats upgrade available. Includes premium status an hour before the show, access to our fully furnished lounge to network and relax before the show, complimentary beverages, appetizers, and exclusive photo opportunities in the lounge.

Presented by Sony Pictures Classics

Directed by: Rudy Valdez
Produced by: Sara Bernstein, Justin Wilkes, Lizz Morhaim, Leopoldo Gout, Ashley Kahn, Sam Pollard, Rudy Valdez

This lively and intimately-crafted documentary immerses us in rock icon Carlos Santana’s life and musical trajectory. Filmmaker Rudy Valdez bolsters this personal narrative with pulsating, never-before-seen footage— guided by Santana himself, in his own words.

At the age of 5, in his native Mexico, Carlos Santana learned to play the violin. At 8, he developed a lifelong love for the guitar. At 14, he honed those guitar virtuoso skills and his performance style as a street musician, starting his own band shortly after, while still a teenager. And at 22 — just before his first album was released to acclaim — Carlos Santana became one of the major discoveries of Woodstock, anchoring the famous festival’s second afternoon on August 16, 1969. A music industry legend for 50 years and a 10-time Grammy-winning global sensation, as well as a recipient of a Kennedy Center Honor and a Billboard Century award, Santana continues to be one of the music world’s premier artists, blending jazz, blues, and the Mariachi sound with a rock n’ roll spirituality. This electrifying doc positions new interviews with Santana and his family alongside extraordinary, never-before-seen archival footage — including home video recordings made by Santana himself; concert footage; and behind-the-scenes moments — as two-time Emmy-winning director Rudy Valdez (The Sentence; Through Our Eyes; We Are: The Brooklyn Saints) creates an intimate, rich portrait of a man whose sound continues to cast a spell on fans.