Camarón: When Flamenco Became Legend

Camarón: When Flamenco Became Legend (Spanish: Camarón: la película) is a 2005 Spanish biopic film directed by Jaime Chávarri from a screenplay by Chávarri and Álvaro del Amo which stars Óscar Jaenada as Camarón de la Isla along with Verónica Sánchez.

The plot is a fictionalised version of the life of flamenco singer José Monge Cruz, aka "Camarón de la Isla", depicting his artistic rise and early physical decline.

[5] Distributed by Buena Vista International,[3] it was theatrically released in Spain on 4 November 2005.

Jonathan Holland of Variety considered that, only "redeemed only by a committed perf from young Oscar Jaenada, a few late flourishes and some, but not enough, terrific music", the "predictable" biopic "is hardly the passionate tribute [Camarón de la Isla's] daring genius deserves", seal of approval from his family notwithstanding.

[3] Javier Ocaña of El País noted that whilst the depiction of the facet of the artist's biography pertaining his toxicomania is harmed in the fiction because of certain red lines set by his family, other sides of the film work, both from a purely artistic standpoint, acting-wise, and vis-à-vis the personality of Camarón.