Yolanda Rodriguez Movies
- 1985
This is a dramatic retelling of the heroism of Tupac Amaru, an Incan leader who organized the people who made up the lowest rungs of society underneath the Spanish colonialists -- the workers, slaves, and the remains of the Incan nation -- and raised an armed rebellion against the Spanish. His rebellion failed, his family was killed, and he was cruelly executed, with his legs and arms tied to four horses and torn away from his body. As mentioned at the end of this docudrama, the name of Tupac Amaru was adopted by a now world-famous revolutionary group in Peru. In early 1997 they garnered international attention after invading the Japanese ambassador's residence in Lima and then were killed, down to the last man, when the government launched a counterattack. Like other modern groups, the Tupac Amaru have a web site on the internet.
~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Reinaldo Arenas, Enrique Almirante, (more)
- 1963
No relation to the later Ralph Bakshi semi-animated feature of the same name, Cool World is set in the meanest sections of Harlem. Hampton Clayton plays Duke, a powerful street gang member who claims that he is motivated by the Black Muslim movement. His subsequent criminal activities are thus not merely for gain, but as a means to declare black supremacy over the white establishment. One of director Shirley Clarke's few mainstream projects, Cool World was the first commercial film venture to be shot on location in Harlem. The largely unknown cast features future luminaries (and husband and wife) Clarence Williams III and Gloria Foster. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Hampton Clanton, Yolanda Rodriguez, (more)
