Aaron Loves Angela
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| Directed by | Gordon Parks, Jr. |
| Produced by |
Robert Anderson Morton J. Mitosky Lloyd S. Gilmour Jr. |
| Written by | Gerald Sanford |
| Starring |
Moses Gunn Kevin Hooks Irene Cara |
| Music by | José Feliciano |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Aaron Loves Angela is a 1975 American Soul Cinema Classic film written by Gerald Sanford and directed by Gordon Parks, Jr. This film stars Moses Gunn, Kevin Hooks and Irene Cara. Both Cara and Hooks made early film appearances in this piece. This is the final film that Gordon Parks, Jr. directed before his death on April 3, 1979.
Plot
Two teenagers living in the slums of New York City are deeply in love with each other. Angela (Irene Cara), who is Puerto Rican, falls in love with Aaron (Kevin Hooks), who is black. Their relationship is not approved by either of their parents; they rebel. They find out that the same prejudice is shared by their friends and neighbors.
Cast
- Moses Gunn as Ike
- Kevin Hooks as Aaron
- Irene Cara as Angela
- Robert Hooks as Beau
- Ernestine Jackson as Cleo
- Leon Pinkney as Willie
- Wanda Velez as Carmen
- Lou Quinones as Mike
- Charles McGregor as Duke
- José Feliciano (cameo appearance)
- Walt Frazier (cameo appearance)
- Andre La Corbiere as Ricardo
- Norman Evans as Security Cop
- Alex Stevens as Gino
- William Graeff Jr. as Tony
Soundtrack
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| Soundtrack album by Jose Feliciano | ||||
| Released | March 30, 1976 | |||
| Recorded | November, 1975 | |||
| Genre | Pop, jazz | |||
| Length | 33:52 | |||
| Label | Private Stock Records | |||
| Producer | José Feliciano | |||
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The soundtrack was composed by José Feliciano and Janna Marlyn Feliciano, recorded and performed on the José Feliciano Album "Angela" for Private Stock Records. Forty years after being recorded, in 2016, the soundtrack was re-released for the first time for digital stores.
- "Angela" (performed by José Feliciano)
- "Sweet Street" (performed by José Feliciano)
- "I've Got Feeling" (performed by José Feliciano)
- "Nirvana Part 1 & 2" (performed by José Feliciano)
- "Why?" (performed by José Feliciano)
- "Michaelangelo" (performed by José Feliciano)
- "Salsa Negra" (performed by José Feliciano)
- "As Long as I Have You" (performed by José Feliciano)
Not included on the album but in the movie were:
- "What I Wanna Do" (performed by José Feliciano)
- "Wilfull Strut"
(Both these songs were used as B-sides of the single, "Angela" in different territories)
- In Latin countries, the single "Angela" included the same song sung in Spanish on the B-side, same version in Spanish was also part of the LP in those Latin countries like first song of b-side