Screens Sunday, October 23, 5:30 pm
La Lupe: Queen of Latin Soul
USA / 60 min
Director: Ela Troyano
Producer: Ela Troyano
Cinematographer: James Carman
Editors: Josh Cramer, Brian A. Kates
Sound: Jose Torres, Raul Garcia, Margarita Aponte, Jaime Reyes, Diego Reiwald, Jack Connell
Born in Cuba in 1936, Lupe Yoli, better known as “La Lupe”, first hit La Habana’s music scene in the 1950s. As the Cuban Revolution dawned, La Lupe, like many artists at the time, left Cuba. She emerged in New York City in the 1960s and 1970s as the Queen of Latin Soul, performing alongside peers such as Mongo Santamaria, Tito Puente and Celia Cruz. Renowned for her emotional performance style, her renditions of classics such as “My Way,” “Fever” and “Going Out of My Head” were famous worldwide. But the legendary Cuban-born star was also a single mother of two, a survivor of domestic abuse and a Santera who later became an evangelist Christian speaker. Through character-driven interviews in first-person anecdotes, La Lupe: Queen of Latin Soul, follows the legend from poverty to celebrity and back again, while providing a collective portrait of mid-20th-century Latin musical history.
Lupe Yoli, mejor conocida como “La Lupe”, nace en Cuba en 1936. Entra en la escena musical en los 50s. Al iniciarse la Revolución cubana, como tantos otros artistas, La Lupe emigra de Cuba. Entre los años 60 y 70 emerge como La Reina del “Latin Soul” en la ciudad de Nueva York, actuando junto a Mongo Santamaría, Tito Puente y Celia Cruz. Es reconocida por las interpretaciones emotivas de clásicos de fama mundial como My Way, Fever, y Going Out of my Head. Pero la famosa artista es también una madre soltera de 2 hijos, una sobreviviente de abuso doméstico y una santera convertida en evangelista. A través de entrevistas anecdóticas, “La Lupe: Queen of Latin Soul”, muestra los pasos de esta leyenda desde sus inicios en la pobreza, su fama y declinación, a la vez que provee un retrato colectivo de la historia de la música latina del siglo 20.
Cast: La Lupe
Film Language: English
Run Time: 60 min