Joseph Vasquez
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Joseph B. Vasquez (June 8, 1962 – December 16, 1995) is a critically acclaimed independent filmmaker.
Vasquez was born in the South Bronx, the son of two heroin addicts. He began making his own films at the age of 12, and was awarded a filmmaking degree in 1983 from the City College of New York.
In 1991 he released Hangin' with the Homeboys with New Line Cinema, the film which earned him critical acclaim. Having been arrested for running naked through an apartment building, he was later diagnosed as manic-depressive.
On December 16, 1995, Vasquez died as a result of AIDS-related complications in San Diego, California, aged 33.
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- http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=115213
- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0890687/
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