La perfecci n es inalcanzable. Sin embargo, Gustavo Cerati la busc con fuerza y pasi n en su arte. En conexi n con ese esp ritu irreductible, Alg n tiempo atr s. La vida de Gustavo Cerati aborda el recorrido vital y creativo del hombre y del artista con la misma conciencia --la de que hay enigmas de imposible resoluci n-- pero sin limitarse jam s en su afanosa investigaci n. Decidido a recuperar la parte m s luminosa de esta figura nica, la de uno de los m sicos argentinos de mayor proyecci n internacional, Sergio Marchi no deja rinc n sin visitar: en procura tanto del compositor e int rprete que trascendi masivamente con Soda Stereo y luego se reinvent en una extraordinaria carrera solista, como del hijo de una familia trabajadora que --dato que suele olvidarse bajo el prejuicioso mito del «cheto -- lleg desde el interior del pa s a la Buenos Aires de los 50; del ni o travieso, curioso y activo; del adolescente insaciable que conoci la ebullici n rockera de los 70; de ese muchacho que supo que habr a de hacerse a s mismo a fuerza de talento y tambi n de trabajo. Del ser enamoradizo que encontr en las mujeres un manantial inagotable de inspiraci n, mucho amor y no pocos padecimientos; del marido y padre que anhel ser. Del obrero musical que muy poca gente conoci ; que experiment con el rock, el pop, la electr nica, con la tecnolog a y con sus pelos. Y de la estrella h bil, escurridiza y audaz que lidi con adversidades externas e internas y supo sortear muchas de las trampas de la fama. Del hombre que transit varias lunas y unas cuantas vidas. En virtud de una investigaci n minuciosa, una multitud de entrevistas exclusivas a otros artistas, amigos y allegados, y un archivo personal enorme forjado a trav s de una relaci n de a os que fue un v nculo profesional pero tambi n de afecto y complicidad, Marchi pone en juego las m ltiples dimensiones de este hacedor de universos, desbarata algunas falsas creencias y recupera la magia de un personaje a la vez m tico y absolutamente real y sensible, de carne y hueso. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Perfection is unreachable. However, Gustavo Cerati searched for it in his art with passion and might. Connecting with that irreducible spirit, Some Time Ago. The Life of Gustavo Cerati addresses the life and creative journey of the man and the artist with the same consciousness--aware that there are impossible enigmas--but never restricting its thorough investigation. Determined to recover the most luminous part of this unique figure, one of the most widely-renowned Argentinian musicians, Sergio Marchi covers every unknown corner, looking for both the songwriter and the musician that transcended massively with Soda Stereo and then reinvented himself in an extraordinary solo career. The son of a working-class family--a small detail often overlooked under the prejudiced myth of the cheto--that traveled from the interior to Buenos Aires in the fifties. A naughty boy, curious, and active; an unsatiable teenager who experienced the outbursts of rock in the seventies; a boy who knew he had to create himself by dint of talent, but also of hard work. That lovesick being who found in women an infinite spring of inspiration, much love, and plenty of suffering. The husband and father he longed to be. The crew member that very few people knew, who experimented with rock, pop, electronic music, technology, and his hair. And the crafty, elusive, audacious star that dealt with adversity, both externally and internally, and knew how to avoid many of the pitfalls of fame. Of the man who traveled several moons and quite a few lives. In virtue of a thorough research, a multitude of exclusive interviews with other artists, friends, and close relations, and a huge personal archive created throughout a years-long professional relationship that was also of affection and complicity, Marchi sets forth the multiple dimensions of this creator of universes, unravels some false beliefs, and recovers the magic of a man who was at once myth and absolutely real and sentient, a man of flesh and bone.
