"Marginal Conservador" is an interesting and informative documentary about Julio Barroso (1953-1984) and his new wave group Gang 90 and the
Absurdettes where he was one of the founders and acted as a lead singer and composer. He left us too soon on a mysterious accidental death where he fell
from the window of his apartment in 1984, leaving behind a great musical legacy and an inspiration to many figures who emerged in the 1980's with many
other pop/rock new wave groups.
Many friends and colleagues (such as the famous Lobão) are here to present their stories about the man and his mark on the musical scenario. There are
plenty of memorable and funny anedoctes on the man - my favorite is related to a missing tooth he lost on a fight and he never fixed it thinking that the gap
was part of his charm, that he could say he had a fight in New York; and the movie shines a little bit of light about his death, with some conforming it was
an accident and others ruling it was suicide because he was depressed while doing treatments to control his substance abuse (that story wasn't much covered on
the news back then so the aura of mystery remains even today). The majority of the film thoughts is related with Barroso's contradictory ways and views, by
being a conservative who's also marginalized, a paradox of things that somehow contributed to his formation and his musical act, he could be friends with
everybody.
I liked all the testimonies and stories, got to know a little bit well and to follow Gang 90 a little bit more than before. It made me understand better the
musical scenario of the period, very enlightning. Too bad his friend and group companionship Alice Pink Pank isn't present due to the limited budget of the
project they couldn't visit her on Netherlands (I think), she lives abroad; she's also absent from "Universo Lobão", another great documentary made by the
same production company where Lobão is the main figure. For those interested in Brazilian rock trivia and stories this is a must-see, hands down. 10/10.
