¿Qué le pasó al rey de los delfines?

2022 [SPANISH]

Action / Documentary

Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 67%
IMDb Rating 5.7/10 10 690 690

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Plot summary

This documentary traces the career of renowned Spanish dolphin trainer José Luis Barbero and the events leading up to his shocking death in 2015.

Director

Top cast

Frank Gerrish as Mateo Canales
Anna Gili as Self - Former Marineland Dolphin Trainer
Felipe González as Self - President of the Government
Aaron Diamant as Self - News Reporter at Channel 2 in Atlanta
720p.WEB 1080p.WEB
868.42 MB
1280*720
Spanish 2.0
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25 fps
1 hr 34 min
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1920*1080
Spanish 5.1
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1 hr 34 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Paul A 7 / 10

As "The Last Dolphin King" (2022 release from

As "The Last Dolphin King" (2022 release from Spain; 84 min.) opens, talking heads are buzzing about Jose Luis Barbereo, "the best dolphin trainer ever". In early 2015, the Georgia Aquarium offers him a Vice President position, truly the crowning achievement of a 30+ year illustrious career. Then out of nowhere, activists release a shocking 90 seconds video, showing him to abuse the animals during training... Couple of comments: apparently Jose Luis Barbero is legendary in the Spanish world of entertainment, but I'll be upfront and tell you I have never heard of him. This documentary is a two-in-one: on the one hand it assesses Barbero's life as a dolphin trainer, and on the other hand it assesses whether animals in captivity should be "entertainment" for the masses. One thing is for sure: the movie does not avoid the difficult topics, in fact au contraire. It is absolutely clear that these dolphins "did not choose this" and yes, they are abused, even if not all of them and not all of the time. There is good reason why the Ringling Brothers circus closed its door, and the same should be the case with the many dolphinariums around the world. Back to the documentary: it makes for difficult viewing at times, but I found this to be very much worth checking out. "The Last Dolphine King" premiered on Netflix in November. Netflix suggested it to me based on my viewing habits, and I took them up on it. If you are interested in better understanding the real cost of dolphins-in-captivity-for-entertainment, I'd readily suggest you check this out, and draw your own conclusion.
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Reviewed by mariya_mirabella 2 / 10

Hard to Feel Sorry for Humans Involved

This documentary charts the life of a dolphin trainer in Spain after he was involved in some sort of expose portraying him (rightly or wrongly) as an animal abuser. The guy seems to have been quite famous in his field, and the film has a lot of input from his family and friends, as well as lots of detail of how the situation described come about. But, to be honest, all I could see before my eyes was the absolutely hellish suffering of the animals involved - some of the footage is pretty unwatchable.

The documentary is a bit plodding, and I would imagine it loses a lot because of translation. But I went away feeling nothing apart from the upset that the dolphins had to be subjected to this kind of abuse and suffering.

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