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ANGELITO MIO
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When God decides to visit Earth for renewed faith in humanity, San Wichon is left in control of the Celestial Senate and sends the powers that be into disarray. A disillusioned angel, Mary of the Stars, goes in search of her boss and, in the process, uncovers a world of mystery, joy, and wonder she could never have imagined. A musical, dancing, emotional treat for the whole family from the award-winning director of La Bella del Alhambra, Enrique Pineda Barnet. Starring Daniela Jujan, the star of Univision TV soap opera, Luz Clarita, Jacobo Morales, Le Ticia Calderon, Braulio Castillo, Carlos Bonavides, and Elia Enid Cadilla. In Spanish with English subtitles. Enrique Pineda Barnet---Puerto Rico---1998---75 mins.
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BITTER CANE (INSTITUTIONAL COPY)
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Examines the history of Haiti, from the 1804 revolution to the occupation (1915-34) by U.S. Marines, and the repressive Duvalier regimes of "Papa Doc" and "Baby Doc." Interviews with peasants, landowners, merchants, and U.S. businessmen reveal the workings of the semi-feudal agricultural system and the rapidly growing industrial sector, including such consequences as growing unemployment in the U.S. and the perilous ocean voyage of Haitian refugees.
Jacques Arcelin---Haiti---1983---75 mins.
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COLORS OF CURACAO ( AVA & GABRIEL: A LOVE STORY / PAPA'S SONG )
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This two-DVD set serves as a window into the charming world of Curacao, part of the Dutch-owned Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean. Writer Norman DePalm offers two romantic dramas that bring to light the culture and character of the island in Ava & Gabriel: A Love Story (Felix de Rooy, 1990) and Papa's Song (Sander Francken, 1999).
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CURSE OF FATHER CARDONA, THE
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In a small town in the Dominican Republic, the local church is supposedly cursed. When a Catholic priest (Anthony Alvarez) arrives to investigate, he is distracted by a minx (Zoe Saldana) who knows how to get what she wants. This time it's Father Cardona. In Spanish with English subtitles.
Felix German---Dominican Republic---2005---90 mins.
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DANCEHALL QUEEN
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This modern-day Cinderella story is the largest grossing Jamaican film ever. Marcia, a single mother, toils the streets of the Kingston ghetto by day as a street vendor; by night, she's the "mystery lady," the new star of the Kingston dancehall. If she can win the dancehall contest, the prize money, and more importantly, her own sense of worth, she will be free of lowlife Larry (who pretends to help her but is actually after her eldest daughter), the murderous thug Priest, and the ghetto itself. Rick Elgood/Don Letts---Jamaica---1997---95 mins.
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DANY LAFERRIERE: FILMS FROM A POET'S IMAGINATION
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The mystery and wonder of modern-day Haiti come alive in this two-film set based on the work of writer-director Dany Laferriere.
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EL BESO QUE ME DISTE
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Set just a few years in the future, this film places a compelling drama of interpersonal relations in the context of a changing political status between Puerto Rico and the U.S. A star television reporter's failing marriage is caught up in the frantic climate when her husband kidnaps their son and takes him to the mainland U.S. An Audience Award winner at the Chicago Latino Film Festival. In Spanish with English subtitles. Sonia Fritz---Puerto Rico---2000---90 mins.
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FIRE IN THE SOUL
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Abdiel Colberg's tri-part romantic drama follows the tough choices and emotional difficulties faced by three sets of couples in Puerto Rico and post-9/11 New York City. In the first story, Luisa makes the tough decision to leave her husband - a Double AA baseball player - after he begins to physically abuse her. The second story follows a married pilot who engages in an affair with a male flight attendant on his crew, but is ashamed to tell his family about his indiscretion. In the third and final story, an older woman pursues a young photojournalist and falls passionately in love. Each of the stories is meaningfully connected to the events of September 11th, 2001. In Abdiel Colberg---Puerto Rico---2002---105 mins.
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HARDER THEY COME, THE
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Reggae superstar Jimmy Cliff is Ivan, a country boy who comes to the city to make a record and get his share of that pie up in the sky.
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HEROES FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY
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The experiences of two Puerto Rican soldiers fighting in Vietnam are examined in this docu-drama. While they each have their own respective reasons for joining the U.S. army, they both must deal with the fact that they are fighting for a country which recognizes them as citizens in name only. In Spanish with English subtitles. Ivan Dariel Ortiz---Puerto Rico---1998---80 mins.
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KISS YOU GAVE ME
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Set just a few years in the future, this film places a compelling drama of interpersonal relations in the context of a changing political status between Puerto Rico and the U.S. A star television reporter's failing marriage is caught up in the frantic climate when her husband kidnaps their son and takes him to the mainland U.S. An Audience Award winner at the Chicago Latino Film Festival. In Spanish with English subtitles. Sonia Fritz---Puerto Rico---2000---90 mins.
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KRIK? KRAK! - TALES OF A NIGHTMARE
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The story of Haiti's misery under the despotic Duvaliers is revealed in Jac Avila and Vanyoska Gee's innovative feature, which pushes the political documentary into the realm of fantasy and magical realism. Documents of daily life, rare scenes of Papa Doc and Baby Doc Duvalier, and clandestine footage of their infamous paramilitary force, the Tonton Macoutes, combine with clips from fiction films to reveal what a conventional documentary cannot--the shifts between levels of reality in Haiti. Political repression and popular rebellion, poverty and Voodoo, violence and religious devotion, refugees and the freedom struggle are all intertwined in a way that cannot be explained but should not be missed. "Unflinching. Passionate. Creativity and daring in shooting, editing and music are matched by the depth of feeling for the Haitian people" (Jonathan Demme). Featuring a haunting score by Avila, Juan Marquez, and Jean Claude Martineu. In French and English with English subtitles.
Vanyoska Gee/Jac Avila---Haiti/USA---1997---78 mins.
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OXCART- PP
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Based on the play by Puerto Rican playwright Rene Marques, this video portrays the migration of a Puerto Rican family from the countryside to the San Juan ghetto and eventually to Spanish Harlem in New York City. Jose Garcia Torres---Puerto Rico/USA---1970---20 mins.
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PLAZA VACANTE / POSITION AVAIL
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A mysterious young woman (Alba Nydia Diaz) fills an open position at an office and awakens the intrigue and passion of her new co-workers. Using her charm and beauty to her advantage, she begins a suspenseful, hallucinatory and deadly game of office politics. Also stars Osvaldo Rios. In Spanish with Sonia Valentin---Puerto Rico---2002---92 mins.
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RHYTHMS OF HAITI FRENCH
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With a flood of melody and a rainbow of color that engulfs the traveler in a visit to this small but complex Caribbean country, the film captures the folk life as well as tourist aspects of the island. Many of Haiti's artists are shown at work in their natural environment, bringing their landscapes to life. English narration by Roger Wilkison. French narration by Max Gautier.
Angel Hurtado---25 mins.
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SUDOR AMARGO ( BITTER SWEAT )
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Hailed as the best drama in the history of Puerto Rican film, Bitter Sweat is partly based on true-life events reported during the shutdown of the Star Kist Caribbean Plant in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. The film focuses on a group of female workers struggling to hold onto their jobs as massive layoffs and heated protests swirl around them. The volatile atmosphere culminates when their boss is found murdered one morning. As the investigation goes on and each of the women is questioned, the strain puts their friendship to the ultimate test. With Alba Nydia Diaz, Sonia Valentin, Yamaris Latorre, Domingo Quinones, and Gladys Rodriguez. In Spanish with English subtitles. Sonia Valentin---Puerto Rico---2003---120 mins.
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SUGAR CANE ALLEY
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Euzhan Palcy's lyrical village drama set in French-occupied 1930s Martinique. The story examines the relationship of a determined, impoverished 11-year-old and his equally difficult and shrewd grandmother, who sacrifices everything for the boy's happiness. With Darling Legitimus, Garry Cadenat, Routa Seck and Joby Bernabe. In French with English subtitles. Euzhan Palcy---France/Martinique---1984---107 mins.
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TROPICO DE SANGRE
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Michelle Rodriguez stars in this Spanish-language biopic about the Mirabal sisters, four Dominican rebels who opposed the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo (Juan Fernandez, Crocodile Dundee II) in the 1950s and paid a hefty price for the sake of their country.
Juan Delancer---Dominican Republic---2010---116 mins.
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