Movies by Leon Ichaso
As a director:
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Paraíso (2009)
Cast: Miguel Gutiérrez, Adrián Mas, Tamara Melián …
Directed by: Leon Ichaso
A rafter flees from Cuban dreams gone wrong and lands in Miami, where desperation to change his life leads him to commit despicable acts in this meditation on the generational and class…
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El Cantante (2007)
Cast: Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez, Vincent Laresca …
Directed by: Leon Ichaso
Spanning three decades in the life of salsa great Hector Lavoe -- from his 1963 arrival in New York to his 1993 death from AIDS -- this riveting biopic tells the Puerto Rican singer's…
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Piñero (2002)
Cast: Benjamin Bratt, Giancarlo Esposito, Talisa Soto …
Directed by: Leon Ichaso
Benjamin Bratt stars in the true story of the late Latino poet-playwright-actor Miguel Pinero, whose creative and turbulent life was cut short at the age of 40. After a difficult childhood,…
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Ali: An American Hero (2000)
Cast: David Ramsey, Clarence Williams III, Joe Morton …
Directed by: Leon Ichaso
Muhammad Ali made the brutal sport of boxing much more colorful, interesting and, ultimately, satisfying. Director Leon Ichaso brings together Ali's strengths and weaknesses to create a…
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Free of Eden (1999)
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Phylicia Rashad …
Directed by: Leon Ichaso
After a robbery in the fast-food joint where she works turns lethal, high school dropout Nicole Turner (Sydney Tamiia Poitier) finds a seed of hope in the rousing eulogy delivered by Will…
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Bitter Sugar (1996)
Cast: Rene Lavan, Mayte Vilan, Miguel Gutierrez …
Directed by: Leon Ichaso
This drama set in modern Havana combines romance, politics and heavy doses of salsa music. Pro-Castro Gustavo (Rene Lavan) wants to study in Prague; his brother (Larry Villanueva) loves…
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Zooman (1995)
Cast: Louis Gossett Jr., Charles S. Dutton, Cynthia Martells …
Directed by: Leon Ichaso
When his 9-year-old daughter is accidentally killed in the crossfire of a gang shootout, Rueben Tate (Louis Gossett Jr.) pleads with his neighbors who witnessed the crime to identify the…
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Sugar Hill (1994)
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Michael Wright, Clarence Williams III …
Directed by: Leon Ichaso
No stranger to pain and tragedy, drug lord Roemello Skuggs (Wesley Snipes) is ready to quit his dangerous profession and settle down in a quiet new life with his girlfriend (Theresa Randle).…
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Power, Passion & Murder (1987)
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Hector Elizondo, George Murdock …
Directed by: Leon Ichaso
Beautiful 1930s Hollywood starlet Natica Jackson (Michelle Pfeiffer) is in love with a married man. Although her career is on the line, she chooses to ignore Hollywood's gossip and the…
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Crossover Dreams (1985)
Cast: Rubén Blades, Shawn Elliott, Tom Signorelli …
Directed by: Leon Ichaso
Panamanian musician Ruben Blades stars as Rudy Veloz, an up-and-coming salsa singer who has dreams of hitting the big time as a mainstream crossover sensation. When he lands a record…
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El Super (1979)
Cast: Raimundo Hidalgo-Gato, Zully Montero, Reynaldo Medina …
Directed by: Leon Ichaso, Orlando Jimenez Leal
A New York City building superintendent dreams of his home in tropical Cuba in this heartwarming tale. He's lived in the United States for 10 years, but Cuban expatriate "El Super"…