âBreak It Allâ Celebrates the Oppositional Energy of Latin Rock
A new six-part Netflix series explores half a century of music under pressure.
Soda Stereo onstage in 1984. The band is one of many featured in “Break It All,” a six-part documentary series on Netflix.Credit...Netflix
Latin America has taken rock seriously. Seriously enough for governments to suppress it. Seriously enough for bands to sing about political issues, societal troubles and the spirit of rebellion. Seriously enough for fans to risk arrests and beatings to see a concert. While Latin rock can be thoroughly entertaining â catchy, playful, rambunctious, over the top â it rarely settles for being mere entertainment. Thereâs often far more going on behind the melody, rhythm and noise.