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Aaron Gets Involved with Angela Clip from ... (1975) Drama Film "Aaron Loves Angela."

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Published on 07 Nov 2021 / In Films

⁣Blaxploitation and coming-of-age genres meet in this story of forbidden romance between a Black boy and a Peurto Rican girl in 1970s New York City.
Director: Gordon Parks Jr.
Year: 1975
Genre: Feature
Type: Drama, Blaxploitation

Link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B088SQSJ7L
Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research.

Aaron (played by Kevin Hooks) and Angela (played by Irene Cara,) two young adults living in the Harlem ghetto of New York City, are deeply in love with each other. The only thing standing in the way of their love is their families. Aaron is black, while Angela is Puerto Rican, and neither family wants one of their own to associate with the others. As the pair rebel against the prejudices of their families, they soon find the conflict spreading out to their friends and neighbors, until the hatred threatens to spiral out of control.

Cast: Kevin Hooks, Irene Cara, Moses Gunn, Robert Hooks, Leon Pinkney, Ernestine Jackson.
Written by Gerald Sanford and Directed by Gordon Parks Jr.

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