when Victor Manuel He wrote the song “I’m Only Thinking of You” in 1978, not imagining the impact it would continue to have so many years later. Proof of this is the documentary of the same name that was shown this afternoon in the town A goatin … Which tells the true story that inspired the Astori, and everything that was behind the creation of this song. The concert, which was held at the “El Gardenito” theater, was attended by Victor Manuel, the couple who inspired the musical, Mariluz and Antonio; The Mayor of Cabra, Fernando Priego, and the rest of the municipal staff; President of the Prome Foundation, Juan Antonio Pérez; and Minister of Social Inclusion, Youth, Families and Equality of the Andalusian Junta, Lollis Lopez.
As Victor Manuel himself said, he composed this song after reading the story of Mariluz and Antonio in the newspaper, when he was spending some time in a hotel in Montilla before their next concert. This newspaper explained the housing situation of a disabled couple Brummiein A goatWho decided to get married, and the difficulties they faced while living together in the center. Victor Manuel himself confirms that he was “passionate” about this story, and without realizing it at the time, he decided to write a song that would change the concept of disability in Spain forever.
He stated that when it was created in the 1970s, the Brummie Foundation was a revolutionary institution for many, as it was “a period of great stigma and rejection of people with disabilities.” Loliz Lopez During the presentation event. It was an equally revolutionary marriage Mariluz and Antonio And later, so was Victor Manuel’s song, which told something that seemed to many unimaginable, as the singer himself said, the fact that two disabled people fell in love. Today, thanks to this couple and the words Victor Manuel wrote about them, the limits that society imposes on people with disabilities are somewhat more widespread than they were then. Proof of this is the documentary shown this afternoon, which helps spread this love story even further.
Promi, a love story
The idea for this documentary originated two years ago at the Toledo Film Festival, which he attended Victor Manuel To get an award for this particular song. Gabriel Castaño, the film’s producer, was also there, and they both decided to begin shaping a project that would bring the touching relationship between Mariluz and Antonio to the screen. This idea was joined by, among others, Ana Lieana, the film’s screenwriter, and Hugo de la Riva, its director.
The three were also present at the event on Monday afternoon, where they emphasized how complex it is to create a film like this and how rewarding it has been for all of them. He emphasized: “We were able to tell one of the most beautiful love stories ever, and we all came out of this project better people.” Hugo de la Riva. Also involved in the creation of this film were nationally known figures and friends of Victor Manuel himself, such as Iñaki Gabilondo, Joan Manuel Serat, Miguel Ríos, Joaquín Sabina and Antonio Resens.
the Victor Manuel song It has allowed people to speak more freely and with less stigma about disability. “When someone on the street thanks me, I know it’s because of this song, because maybe they have someone with a disability near them,” Victor Manuel said during the film’s screening. Today, this story takes on a new perspective when it is also presented in film form. And all of this, both the song and the documentary, is due to the love story of Mariluz and Antonio, so tender and revolutionary at the same time, that they can still be seen together side by side after many years, in the garden.