Desc: Babalú. La vida cantada.: Directed by Jaime Dávila, Alex Toedtli Mera. BABALU. 2009. This is the story of a trip to the memory of Colombia, to rescue a unique voice and a one-of-a kind character and save them both from oblivion. Luis Angel Mera was a singer whose dazzling voice shined across the American continent in the 50's and 60's, and who died in mysterious circumstances in 1972. His voice was practically forgotten for decades, until now.