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Carlos Santana, left, and Eric Clapton hug following a jam session at the Cotton Bowl in 2004. AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez A My guitar is my best lover, ever.

“ Carlos ” has one of the best openings I’ve ever seen — or heard — in a music documentary. We hear Carlos Santana, waxing philosophical and wise (as he’s prone to do).

Carlos' father Jose came from a long line of professional folk musicians, and was determined to pass on the family tradition. Santana said, as a boy, he was nervous playing alongside his father.