- A cross-cultural icon, singer, actress and presenter, Olvido Gara has left an indelible mark on the history of universal pop culture.
- The documentary series, available on Movistar Plus+ and filmed in Spain and Mexico, traces the unique evolution of the artist and the person behind the character.
‘Alaska Revelada’, produced by Movistar Plus+ in collaboration with Shine Iberia, reviews the life and career of the world-famous artist through three key pillars: health, money and love, was awarded this Saturday at the closing gala of the 17th edition of FesTVal in Vitoria, for being a hymn to freedom in a journey that spans from Alaska’s childhood to the present day, shamelessly exposing her spiritual and physical transformations.
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Her husband, the equally well-known Mario Vaquerizo, was on hand to collect the award during the gala: ‘Alaska is enormously grateful to Macarena Rey, Pite Piñas and Jorge Ortiz because without them, a proper documentary would not have been made. I think documentaries have to be done well, and these people do it phenomenally: they dignify people.’
For her part, the artist Alaska expressed her gratitude for the award in a video message and regretted not being able to attend the ceremony in person: ‘It’s a great documentary, made by a great team, and it was very satisfying for me to be able to do it, although it was also very hard work, but I was very happy to be able to do it with this team, who are collecting the award today.’
A cross-cultural icon, singer, actress and presenter, Olvido Gara has left an indelible mark on the history of universal pop culture. In addition to Alaska’s exclusive testimony, her inner circle and colleagues are encouraged to paint a portrait of the star that has been largely unknown until now.
Fascinated by glam aesthetics from a very young age, the documentary revives, among other things, the most transgressive moments of the Madrid scene, a time of freedom and debauchery in which she became a muse and experimented with drugs and sex. The documentary series, which was filmed in Spain and Mexico, traces the unique evolution of the artist and the person beyond the character, explores Olvido’s very personal relationship with cosmetic surgery, and recovers some of the moments in which the artist has managed to rise from the ashes like a phoenix, capable of adapting to all circumstances