Nobody Knows I'm Here

Nobody Knows I'm Here
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Spanish	Nadie Sabe Que Estoy Aquí
Directed by	Gaspar Antillo
Starring	Jorge Garcia Nelson Brodt Juan Falcón Julio Fuentes
Production company	Fabula
Distributed by	Netflix
Release date	June 24, 2020 (2020-06-24)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Chile
Language	Spanish

Nobody Knows I'm Here (Spanish: Nadie Sabe Que Estoy Aquí) is a 2020 Chilean drama film directed by Gaspar Antillo and starring Jorge Garcia, Millaray Lobos, Luis Gnecco, Alejandro Goic and Gastón Pauls. It is Netflix's first Chilean original movie. ^[1][2]

Plot[]

Memo Garrido lives with his uncle Braulio on a small verdant island in Llanquihue,^[3] a small, South Eastern Chilean town. While his life there is peaceful, he is tormented by traumatic memories he had as a child. Being a rather quiet man and talking very little, sparks interests of a local young woman, Marta who seems intrigued by Memo. She tries over some time to approach him and eventually they build a friendship that finally reveals Memo's biggest secret: That he was briefly famous as a singer. Throughout the film, we see Memo acting (when alone) as if he were performing, wearing his crimson glitter-studded cape pretending to be on stage.. this revealing his secret fantasy; that he wished he had made it as a famous singer.

As a kid, Memo lived in Miami - which is why he speaks an accented Spanish - and his father Jacinto who landed him a contract with a music producer decided that although Memo was a talented singer, his appearance was not enough to make him famous. For this reason he makes him a ghost singer for another young boy named Angelo instead. Angelo eventually becomes famous for the song Nobody Knows I'm Here, which the studio had originally recorded for Memo. During this period, Memo, angry at Angelo for this "fraud", attacked him after a performance seriously injuring him resulting in Angelo's permanent injuries and having to use a wheelchair.

25 years later and after Marta and a friend posted a YouTube candidly shot video of Memo singing at his home that he was unaware of, leads to her and his father's encouragement to "come out to the public" about who the true singer was. This lands him a spot on the television show "Face to Face" with Angelo the ghost singer who's touring & promoting his book. The show attempts to reunite them and reveal the truth. Angelo never sang again after his 'accident' and Memo became a recluse living / working on his uncle's farm on the secluded island while his father Jacinto lost all his money promoting his son's ghost singer act.

During the "Face to Face" reunion, Angelo tells the public it is he who should apologize to Memo but never admits it was Memo singing so after the brief on-stage reunion, Memo leaves the stage angry and after the show goes off air, picks up the mic and sings the subject song live & beautifully proving that he was the voice all along. Afterwards, he drops the microphone and walks out of the studio, and does a little dance move as he exits displaying finally real joy or perhaps closure.

Later, we see Marta crawl into bed with Memo and the scene fades out to music with a fine crimson light on them as they warmly spoon together.

Cast[]

Release[]

Nobody Knows I'm Here was originally set to premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival,^[4] where Chilean director won in the Best New Narrative Director category. However, the festival was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[5] The film was released globally on Netflix on June 24, 2020.^[6]

Reception[]

The film was positively received by critics, who have praised its earnestness and simplicity, Jorge García's performance, and its narrative structure.^[7][8]

References[]

External links[]

• Nobody Knows I'm Here at IMDb
• Nobody Knows I'm Here on Netflix