Yo Soy Boricua Pa'que Tu Lo Sepas! (2006)

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NR | 1 hr 26 mins | Documentary | Released

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Synopsis:

A documentary exploring Rosie Perez's burning question: why are Puerto Ricans so damn proud? Her journey through Puerto Rico's history gains inspiration from the vibrant music, dancing and energy of the Puerto Rican Day Parade, and she uses this starting point to speak to Puerto Rican people about their identity and culture. The chronicle follow Rosie and her collaborators through New York, Miami and to Puerto Rico to document what it really means to be "Boricua." Puerto Ricans live in the United States in a limbo-like status. They are citizens, but don't vote for President. They've traveled back and forth to the island freely for a century, but still suffer extreme prejudice and economic roadblocks. Their ancestral heritage includes Indigenous Taino, Spanish, African, Irish, Scottish and French, amongst others. Puerto Ricans were the first Latino group to migrate to the East Coast of the U.S. in large numbers. The film places the themes of family, language, and racism into a historical perspective. It uncovers the complex and controversial history between Puerto Rico and the United States: forced sterilizations and birth control testing in Puerto Rico; the imprisonment and torture of freedom fighter Pedro Albizu Campos; Pedro Pietri, the pre-eminent voice for Nuyoricans; the Young Lords, a group of activists agitating for Puerto Rican rights in New York City; and the protests against U.S. bombing of Vieques.

Full Cast & Crew

Director	Credit
Rosie Perez	Director
Liz Garbus	Director - Co-Director
Cast	Credit
Jimmy Smits	Narrator
Luis Garden Acosta	Himself--Social Activist
Vincente Alba (Panama)	Himself--Social Activist
Ricardo Alegria	Himself--PHD, Social STudies
Irene Cabrera	Herself--Public Theater Associate
Manny Diaz	Himself--professor of Social Work
Sylvia Feliciano	Herself--NYC Police Officer
Bobbito Garcia	Himself--DJ/Journalist/Professional Trick Basketball Player
Ralph Morales	Himself--Chairman, Puerto Rican Day Parade
Pedro Pietri	Himself--Musician/Social Activist
Luis Ramos	Himself--Musician/Social Activist
Sixto Ramos	Himself--Rosie's Cousin/NYC Police Officer
Felix V Matos Rodriguez	Himself--PHD/Director of Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College
Ismail Serrano	Himself--Rosie's Father/WWII Veteran
Carmen Serrano	Herslef--Rosie's Sister/Chef
Chema Soto	Himself--Musician/Founder of Casita Criollo (NYC)
Tato Torres	Himself--Musician
Marta Moreno Vega	Herself--Professor of History, Hunter College
Rosie Perez	- Cast
Production Credits	Credit
Rosie Perez	Executive Producer
Liz Garbus	Producer
Susan Heimbinder	Supervising Producer
Rory Kennedy	Producer
Alison Palmer	Executive Producer
Evan Shapiro	Executive Producer
Roger M Sherman	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
IFC Productions	Production Company
Moxie Firecracker Films	Production Company
TenInACar Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
IFC Originals	Domestic TV Distributor
Writer	Credit
Roger M Sherman	Writer
Film Camera	Credit
Roger M Sherman	Cinematographer
Tom Hurwitz	Cinematographer
Music	Credit
Carlos Valdez	Original Music - Music
Sound	Credit
Edward O'Connor	Sound
Jeff Rothman	Sound

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