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'''Leon Ichaso''' (born August 3, 1948) is a [[Cuban American]] writer and film director.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/29/movies/29ojit.html The Scorsese of Salseros in New York.] New York Times 29 July 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2011.</ref>
'''Leon Ichaso''' (born August 3, 1948) is a [[Cuban American]] writer and film director.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/29/movies/29ojit.html The Scorsese of Salseros in New York.] New York Times 29 July 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2011.</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Early life and education===
===Early life===
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Leon Ichaso was born in [[Havana]] August 3, 1948.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Leon Ichaso|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0406687/bio|access-date=2021-07-15|website=IMDb}}</ref> At age 14, Ichaso left [[Cuba]] for exile in Mexico and the United States, with his mother Antonia Ichaso and sister Mari Rodriguez Ichaso, with his father staying behind to support the [[Cuban Revolution]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}} Five years later, he joined his family in New York.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}
Leon Ichaso was born in [[Havana]] August 3, 1948, into a family of well-known writers, journalists and artists. His father, Justo Rodríguez Santos, was one of Cuba's most respected poets and a pioneer in broadcast TV and radio -and his mother Antonia Ichaso had a radio magazine show in the 1940s.

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Ichaso left the island for exile in Mexico and the United States, with his mother Antonia Ichaso and sister Mari Rodriguez Ichaso, at age 14. His father stayed behind to continue his unwavering support for the [[Cuban Revolution]]. Five years later he joined his family in New York.


===Career===
===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. It took six years for the filmmaker to follow up on this study, but ''[[Crossover Dreams]]'' (1985), was a fine first shot at a somewhat more mainstream film. The film was a hard-hitting look at different but mixed US Latino communities, life in the [[barrio]] and the potent drive of [[salsa music]].
Leon Ichaso is a director. His first movie was the 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.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}


Imported into the [[Hollywood]] scene, Ichaso found his talent for telling tough stories of the big city slotted into action series on TV (e.g., ''Miami Vice'', ''Crime Story'', ''The Equalizer'') and TV movies as ''[[The Fear Inside (film)|The Fear Inside]]'', ''The Take'', ''A Table at Ciro's'' and ''A Kiss to Die For''. Ichaso later directed Wesley Snipes's ''[[Sugar Hill (1994 film)|Sugar Hill]]'' (1993), a character study wedded to a violent crime drama of a New York drug empire.
When entering the [[Hollywood]] scene, Ichaso told stories of the big city slotted into action series on TV (e.g., ''Miami Vice'', ''Crime Story'', ''The Equalizer'') and TV movies as ''[[The Fear Inside (film)|The Fear Inside]]'', ''The Take'', ''A Table at Ciro's'' and ''A Kiss to Die For''. Ichaso later directed Wesley Snipes's ''[[Sugar Hill (1994 film)|Sugar Hill]]'' (1993), a character study wedded to a violent crime drama of a New York drug empire.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}


In the [[Dominican Republic]] and [[Cuba]] in 1996, Ichaso made ''[[Azúcar Amarga]]'' (''Bitter Sugar''), a Spanish language film about a disillusioned Cuban Communist.
In the [[Dominican Republic]] and [[Cuba]] in 1996, Ichaso made ''[[Azúcar Amarga]]'' (''Bitter Sugar''), a Spanish language film about a disillusioned Cuban Communist.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}


For the next several years, Ichaso worked in several TV-movies, some of which were adaptations of acclaimed plays. ''Zooman'' (Showtime, 1995) was an adaptation of an Off-Broadway play dealing with a family coping with the murder of child. ''Execution of Justice'' (Showtime, 1999) was also derived from a Broadway play that detailed the events behind the murders of San Francisco mayor [[George Moscone]] and supervisor [[Harvey Milk]]. While told from the point of view of the assassin, [[Dan White]], Ichaso's film remained neutral and demonstrated that the questions surrounding a highly charged event could not be reduced to simple answers.
For the next several years, Ichaso worked on several TV-movies, some of which were adaptations of plays. ''Zooman'' (Showtime, 1995) was an adaptation of an Off-Broadway play dealing with a family coping with the murder of child.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}} ''Execution of Justice'' (Showtime, 1999) was also derived from a play, which detailed the events behind the murders of San Francisco mayor [[George Moscone]] and supervisor [[Harvey Milk]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}


Ichaso next tackled a pair of small screen biographies ''Ali: An American Hero'' (Fox, 2000) and ''Hendrix'' (Showtime, 2000). He later wrote and directed the highly acclaimed biographical feature ''[[Piñero]]'' (2001), about the life of Puerto Rican author [[Miguel Piñero]], who had the soul of a poet but lived the life of a thief. Ichaso employed a collage-like approach to the author's life, including flashbacks, drug-induced dreams and scenes from stage performances to create a portrait of an intriguing, if difficult, person.
Ichaso next directed small screen biographies ''Ali: An American Hero'' (Fox, 2000) and ''Hendrix'' (Showtime, 2000). He later wrote and directed ''[[Piñero]]'' (2001), a biographical movie about the life of Puerto Rican author [[Miguel Piñero]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Leon Ichaso|url=https://www.imdb.com/filmosearch?role=nm0406687&job_type=director|access-date=2021-07-15|website=IMDb|language=en}}</ref>


After working again for Showtime (''[[Sleeper Cell (TV series)|Sleeper Cell]]'', 2005), ''Cane'', ''[[The Cleaner (TV series)|The Cleaner]]'' (A&E), ''Persons Unknown'' (Fox/Televisa 2008 and 2009), developing his own future projects ("Monk"), and teaching movie directing in France, in 2004, Ichaso started working on the screenplay of salsa singer [[Héctor Lavoe]]'s biography, ''[[El Cantante]]''. This was shot in 2006 and stars [[Jennifer Lopez]] and [[Marc Anthony]].
After working again for Showtime (''[[Sleeper Cell (TV series)|Sleeper Cell]]'', 2005), ''Cane'', ''[[The Cleaner (TV series)|The Cleaner]]'' (A&E), ''Persons Unknown'' (Fox/Televisa 2008 and 2009), developing his own future projects ("Monk"), and teaching movie directing in France, in 2004, Ichaso started working on the screenplay of salsa singer [[Héctor Lavoe]]'s biography, ''[[El Cantante]]''. This movie was shot in 2006 and stars [[Jennifer Lopez]] and [[Marc Anthony]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}


His last movie ''Paraiso'', filmed in Miami in 2008, opened during the 2009 Miami International Film Festival in March 2009.
His last movie ''Paraiso'', filmed in Miami in 2008, opened during the 2009 Miami International Film Festival in March 2009.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 18:44, 15 July 2021

Leon Ichaso
BornAugust 3, 1948
Havana, Cuba

Leon Ichaso (born August 3, 1948) is a Cuban American writer and film director.[1]

Biography

Early life

Leon Ichaso was born in Havana August 3, 1948.[2] At age 14, Ichaso left Cuba for exile in Mexico and the United States, with his mother Antonia Ichaso and sister Mari Rodriguez Ichaso, with his father staying behind to support the Cuban Revolution.[citation needed] Five years later, he joined his family in New York.[citation needed]

Career

Leon Ichaso is a director. His first movie was the 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.[citation needed]

When entering the Hollywood scene, Ichaso told stories of the big city slotted into action series on TV (e.g., Miami Vice, Crime Story, The Equalizer) and TV movies as The Fear Inside, The Take, A Table at Ciro's and A Kiss to Die For. Ichaso later directed Wesley Snipes's Sugar Hill (1993), a character study wedded to a violent crime drama of a New York drug empire.[citation needed]

In the Dominican Republic and Cuba in 1996, Ichaso made Azúcar Amarga (Bitter Sugar), a Spanish language film about a disillusioned Cuban Communist.[citation needed]

For the next several years, Ichaso worked on several TV-movies, some of which were adaptations of plays. Zooman (Showtime, 1995) was an adaptation of an Off-Broadway play dealing with a family coping with the murder of child.[citation needed] Execution of Justice (Showtime, 1999) was also derived from a play, which detailed the events behind the murders of San Francisco mayor George Moscone and supervisor Harvey Milk.[citation needed]

Ichaso next directed small screen biographies Ali: An American Hero (Fox, 2000) and Hendrix (Showtime, 2000). He later wrote and directed Piñero (2001), a biographical movie about the life of Puerto Rican author Miguel Piñero.[3]

After working again for Showtime (Sleeper Cell, 2005), Cane, The Cleaner (A&E), Persons Unknown (Fox/Televisa 2008 and 2009), developing his own future projects ("Monk"), and teaching movie directing in France, in 2004, Ichaso started working on the screenplay of salsa singer Héctor Lavoe's biography, El Cantante. This movie was shot in 2006 and stars Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony.[citation needed]

His last movie Paraiso, filmed in Miami in 2008, opened during the 2009 Miami International Film Festival in March 2009.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ The Scorsese of Salseros in New York. New York Times 29 July 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Leon Ichaso". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  3. ^ "Leon Ichaso". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
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