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| Directed by | Gordon Parks, Jr. |
| Produced by | Robert Anderson Morton J. Mitosky |
| Written by | Gerald Sanford |
| Starring | Moses Gunn Kevin Hooks Irene Cara |
| Music by | José Feliciano |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 25, 1975 |
| Running time | 99 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | (unknown) |
Aaron Loves Angela is a 1975 blaxploitation film, written by Gerald Sanford, and directed by Gordon Parks, Jr. This film stars Moses Gunn, Kevin Hooks and Irene Cara.
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Plot
Aaron Loves Angela is about two teens living in the slums of New York City, and they're 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 both rebel against their parents' prejudices, but soon find out that their friends and neighbors share the same prejudices as their parents.
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 (album "Angela" by José Feliciano)
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| Studio album by Jose Feliciano | |||||
| Released | March 1976 | ||||
| Recorded | November 1975 | ||||
| Genre | Pop-Soundtrack, 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 (never released on CD).
- "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
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