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Leon Ichaso was born in Havana, Cuba on August 3, 1948. Ichaso migrated to Mexico at the age of 14 and then to the United States with his mother Antonia Ichaso, and sister Mari Rodriguez Ichaso. His father, poet and journalist Justo Rodriguez Santos, who had affiliations with the Orígenes literary group, initially stayed behind in Cuba to ...
May 22, 2023 · WireImage. Leon Ichaso, who directed the Héctor Lavoe biopic “El Cantante,” “Bitter Sugar” and several major TV series, died of a heart attack Monday morning in Los Angeles. He was 74 ...
May 22, 2023 · May 22, 2023 11:54am. Leon Ichaso Jemal Countess/WireImage. Leon Ichaso, who directed the Jennifer Lopez and Mark Anthony-starrer El Cantante in 2006 and dozens of high-profile TV series, has died ...
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Leon Ichaso was a Cuban-American director.
Ichaso was born on August 3, 1948, in Havana, Cuba, to a family of writers, artists, and journalists. He immigrated to Mexico and then the U.S. with his mother and sister, eventually settling in New York. His father initially stayed behind in Cuba to support the Cuban Revolution, but joined his family five years later. As an adult, Ichaso became a filmmaker, with his first work being the indie Spanish-language film El Super, which was released in 1979. This was followed by another feature film six years later, Crossover Dreams. Since then, Ichaso has worked on episodes for several TV shows, as well as a number of made-for-TV films.
On May 22, 2023, in Los Angeles, California, at 74 years of age, Ichaso passed away following a heart attack.
Ichaso directed the following episodes for the Criminal Minds franchise:
•Season Twelve
•"Assistance Is Futile"
•Season Thirteen
•"Miasma"
He also directed the Season Two episode of Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, "Il Mostro".
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May 22, 2023 · Veteran director Leon Ichaso, who directed TV episodes from “Miami Vice” to “Queen of the South,” and numerous features, died suddenly of a “massive heart attack,” his sister said Monday.
Leon Ichaso, left, films a video featuring Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez on a float during the Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York. Ichaso, a Cuban American filmmaker who in “El Super,” “Crossover Dreams,” “Piñero,” “El Cantante” and other movies examined themes of Latino assimilation and cultural identity, died on Sunday, May 21, 2023, at his home in Santa Monica, Calif.
Teresa Gates. May 25, 2023 | New York, NY. 1. Leon Ichaso passed away at the age of 74. The obituary was featured in Legacy on May 24, 2023.
