history / society

TORESKY: EL PRODIGIO DE LA IMAGINACIÓN

about the film

The captivating biography of Toresky (Barcelona, 1869 – 1937), who started out with a travelling theatre company in Havanna and became a pioneer of Spain’s first radio station in 1924, Ràdio Barcelona. What was in the mind of this man who was prolific on stage and in the radio studio, and did everything as nobody ever before? How did he create his famous character ‘Míliu’, who captured the hearts of children and adults alike? Portrait of a fascinating era, and of an innovator who understood like no one else the enormous power of the new mass media and their potential to democratise access to knowledge, culture and entertainment.

Year

2024

Duration

60 min

Director

Cosima Dannoritzer

Writer

Cosima Dannoritzer

Camera

Jordi Azategui

Editing

Àlam Raja

Producers

Lacoproductora for Caixaforum+