Sixto Rodruiguez : Finding Sugarman

Though you may have never heard of him yet, mysterious folk-rock singer songwriter Sixto Rodruiguez is quickly becoming a world-wide superstar as the film Looking For Sugarman, a biopic and detective story of his unusual life, is seeing a wider distribution now that it has been nominated for an academy award. After a promising start recording with some of the great producers of the 1960's/70s his expected success and popularity was a no show and the "Bob dylan of Detroit" quickly faded into obscuritya fact lamented by bewildered managers and producers who had such high expectations of him.

After a dissapointing stateside response to his works he turned to a modest and humble life as a steelworker in detroit. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to him and his producers, his popularity surged to superstardom in Africa where his music went on to become not only "more popular than elvis" but stirring anthems for solidarity, racial unity and opposition to apartide. His voice was powerful enough to even gain the ire of the south african government who suppressed some of his music.


While his name and notoriety was on par with the beatles, jimmie hendrix and other superstars of the time, he had no idea, made almost no money from record sales and never toured again. Rumors circulated through south africa that he had committed suicide on stage and thus his absence form the world stage. In the late 90's he was discovered to be alive by some of his fans and he was booked to perform in south africa which was to his surprise several sold out arena sized shows.

The film, documenting this detective trail of his fans is catching the filmgoing world with the same enthusiasm he has been receiving in south africa for decades. It is widely regarded as a deeply moving film about the power of music and the beautiful spirit of this musician.


His sun is in cancer, a shy and retiring sign which is sensitive to ones environment and the emotions of those around them. His sun is not far from Jupiter which is powerfully placed in cancer, the sign of it's exaltation where it's effects are best expressed. Jupiter-sun aspects tend to be a sign of a rather huge ego yet Instead of jupiter's grandstanding, big-mouthed and puffed up, here it is quietly but deeply caring for the wellbeing of all people especially those in need. This is the calling card of the exalted status of Jupiter in cancer touching the sensitive and shy Sun in the same placement.


I am guessing he was born early in the AM before the sun rises, giving him a nocturnal chart which gives more emphasis to his moon than sun, also emphasizing his quiet demeanor and lack of haughtiness so common with sun-Jupiter connections. A nocturnal chart also emphasizes venus as the more beneficient sign (rather than Jupiter in diurnal charts) and his moon is probably just between Venus and Saturn which is a sign of inhibitedness towards dramatic expression and animated affections. Instead he is careful, retiring and quiet -yet his works, obviously coming deep in his heart, moved millions of people to take a stand against the oppression of apartide in south Africa, a beautiful and loving oveture of the "peace and Love" generation that was so often muddied by polemic and grandstanding. It's no wonder his works took so long to be noticed in the US.

Finding Sugarman

In 1996 His progressed Jupiter came to conjunct his sun, activating the natal promise of a luck in the performing arts and just two years later, at age 56, while Progressed jupiter was just a degree from his sun (an exceedingly lucky and beneficient phase) he was rediscovered by the filmmakers of Looking for Sugarman and his rediscovery led to gigs in whcih performed before thousands in huge arena sized stadiums.

Oct 7 2012 As transiting Jupiter was passing through gemini and his pile of Gemini planets, Rodriguez was featured on the CBS news magazine 60 mins. Just as the moon was conjunct his sun/Jupiter midpoint. Venus conjuncted his natal North node and the sun in libra trained his natal venus.


The documentary Looking for sugar man, which is still sweeping the nation has nominated for an academy award on Feb 24 2013. The sun trines his natal jupiter and squares his saturn. Transiting jupiter also conjuncts his saturn. It's likely that Jupiter conjuncting his saturn will unshackle him from his belated fame once and for all especially considering that transiting saturn was square his progressed Jupiter-sun conjunction at the height of his South African revival. With these signs it seems like his popularity will continue to surge in the coming months as the film will get more theater screenings leading up to his Jupiter return this summer.