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August 3, 1948. Havana, Cuba. Died. May 21, 2023. (2023-05-21) (aged 74) Santa Monica, California, U.S. Leon Ichaso (August 3, 1948 – May 21, 2023) was a Cuban-born American writer and film director. Some of his prominent works included El Super, Crossover Dreams, Bitter Sugar, Piñero, and El Cantante.
- May 21, 2023 (aged 74), Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Biografía. Leon Ichaso nació en La Habana, el 3 de agosto de 1948. En 1963, con 14 años, emigró junto a su madre y su hermana a México para radicarse más tarde en los Estados Unidos 2 . Su padre, el escritor y poeta Justo Rodríguez Santos, permaneció en La Habana para apoyar a la revolución y en 1968, perseguido por la autoridades ...
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Nov 15, 2014 · Career. Leon Ichaso is known as a director who specializes in gritty urban realism. He first made his mark with the independently made Spanish-language feature, El Super (1979), based on an Off-Broadway play about an immigrant building superintendent trying to make his way in New York City.
May 23, 2023 · May 23, 2023. Leon Ichaso, a Cuban American filmmaker who in “El Super,” “Crossover Dreams,” “Piñero,” “El Cantante” and other movies examined themes of Latino assimilation and ...
Jun 8, 2023 · Leon Ichaso, a Symbol of Cuban Culture in the US Diaspora. June 8, 2023. The filmmaker Leon Ichaso in 2015. One critic called his first movie, “El Super,” made on a shoestring budget with help from family members, “the quintessential Cuban-exile film.”. Photo: David Gonzalez/The New York Times.
by Neil Genzlinger. NEW YORK, NY.-. Leon 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 at his home in Santa Monica, California. He was 74.
