Filiberto
(Filiberto)
Freddie Marrero Alfonso | Documentary
2018 | 75 minutes | Venezuela, Puerto Rico
A biopic documentary about Filiberto Ojeda Ríos, a professional musician who abandons his trumpet and his family to live a clandestine, armed revolutionary life.
Synopsis
Filiberto is a feature-length biopic documentary about Filiberto Ojeda Ríos, a professional musician who abandons his trumpet and his family to live a clandestine, armed revolutionary life.
After becoming a strategic leader of groups notorious for their violent and dramatic acts to advance Puerto Rican independence, Ojeda Ríos turned into a mythical figure having different names for each circle of persons he interacted with. Filiberto draws upon personal interviews, as well as electronic wire-taps and photographic surveillance recordings of his underground life, to showcase counterpoint portrayals of the FBI's role in the hunt for Ojeda Ríos that ended in his controversial bloody death.
Reviews
"A well-produced educational piece about one of the most important figures in Puerto Rican history." — Fico Cangiano, CineXpress
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Main credits
Marrero Alfonso, Freddie (film director)
Marrero Alfonso, Freddie (film producer)
Marrero Alfonso, Freddie (screenwriter)
Figueroa, Ray (screenwriter)
Román Rivera, Tito (screenwriter)
Other credits
Cinematography, Leandro Fabrizi Ríos [ and 12 others]; editor, Tito Román Rivera; original music, Jerry Medina.
Citation
Cataloging
Pragda subjects
Activism
Biography
Caribbean Studies
Criminal Justice
Culture + Identity
History
Human Rights
Latin American Studies
Latinx
Migration Studies
North America
Political Science
Keywords
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Festivals
Havana Film Festival - Postproduction Coral Award
Ícaro Film Festival - Jury Special Mention
Havana Film Festival in New York - Best Documentary Award
Trieste Latin American Cinema Festival
Chicago Latino Film Festival
DIRECTOR: Freddie Marrero Alfonso
NATIONALITY: Venezuela, Puerto Rico
YEAR: 2018
GENRE: Documentary
LANGUAGE: Spanish
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: High School, College, Adults
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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