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Netflix Sets Oct. 30 Premiere for 'Juan Gabriel: Quiero, Debo y Puedo'

The four-part series builds its portrait from the singer’s personal archive, using his songs as a guiding narrative voice.

Overview

  • Directed by María José Cuevas, the docuseries spans four episodes focused on the public icon and the private Alberto Aguilera Valadez.
  • Producers reviewed 2,267 tapes across 16 formats, 2,500 personal photos, 30,000 digital images and about 500,000 audio files.
  • Across the episodes, 54 Juan Gabriel compositions feature as narrative anchors, including 50 solo performances, two duets and two renditions by other artists.
  • The project shifted from a planned interview-led film to an archive-driven series after the artist’s family provided extensive personal materials.
  • Editing took 21 months as the team wove intimate home videos with professionally recorded footage to reflect Juan Gabriel’s creative process and dual persona.