Aaron Loves Angela Explained

Aaron Loves Angela
Starring:Moses Gunn
Kevin Hooks
Irene Cara
Director:Gordon Parks Jr.
Producer:Robert Anderson
Morton J. Mitosky
Lloyd S. Gilmour Jr.
Music:José Feliciano
Distributor:Columbia Pictures
Runtime:100 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

Aaron Loves Angela is a 1975 American comedy-drama film written by Gerald Sanford and directed by Gordon Parks Jr. It stars Moses Gunn, Kevin Hooks and Irene Cara.

Plot

A modern adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the film deals with the struggles of living in Harlem and intercultural divides in the 1970s. Two teenagers living in the slums of New York City are deeply in love with each other. Angela is a Puerto Rican girl who lives in Spanish Harlem with her mother. She falls in love with Aaron, a young Black basketball player. Their intercultural relationship is not approved by either of their parents, and they soon find out that the same prejudice is shared by their friends and neighbors. They rebel by meeting in secret, yet soon find themselves in danger.

Soundtrack

Angela
Type:soundtrack
Artist:José Feliciano
Cover:José Feliciano - Angela album art.jpg
Recorded:November, 1975
Length:33:52
Label:Private Stock Records
Producer:José Feliciano
Prev Title:Just Wanna Rock'n'Roll
Prev Year:1975
Next Title:Sweet Soul Music
Next Year:1977

The soundtrack, composed by José Feliciano and Janna Marlyn Feliciano, was released as 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.

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