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Siempre, Luis

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Siempre, Luis

2020

1h 35m

Documentary

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The life of Puerto Rican migrant and relentless activist Luis Miranda (father of "Hamilton" mastermind Lin-Manuel Miranda), as he moves to the United States and begins a decades-long fight for Latino communities.

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Kyle Turner

New York Times

Struggling to engage with Luis Miranda on his own terms, the film queasily documents Luis's assistance in making his son's work a success.

Oct 7, 2020

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Tomris Laffly

RogerEbert.com

It feels like two enormous but curiously unfinished movies are trapped inside Siempre, Luis, competing with each other for the audience's attention.

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 7, 2020

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Guy Lodge

Variety

The celebrated composer's father gets a showcase of his own political achievements, but John James' oddly structured doc tries to please the Hamilton crowd too.

Oct 7, 2020

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Rosa Parra

In Their Own League

"Siempre, Luis" is an inspirational story about a Latino who has positively impacted his community as well as his family, and these types of stories deserve to be known.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 28, 2020

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Kiko Martinez

San Antonio Current

[Luis Miranda's] work ethic is both inspiring and exhausting, and Siempre, Luis, only proves that Act Three will be his strongest yet.

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 25, 2020

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Linda and Al Lerner

Movies and Shakers

The structure of the film jumps around a lot, kind of like Luis himself, whose energy is infectious. Director James shows Luis Miranda as always engaged, articulate, animated, exciting and, as the director will likely admit, exhausting.

Oct 13, 2020

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Brilliant but we’d expect nothing less.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/09/20

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Synopsis

The life of Puerto Rican migrant and relentless activist Luis Miranda (father of "Hamilton" mastermind Lin-Manuel Miranda), as he moves to the United States and begins a decades-long fight for Latino communities.

Director: John Antonio James
Producer: Katie Taber, John Antonio James, Carlos Garcia de Dios
Screenwriter: Raul Santos, John Antonio James, Carlos Garcia de Dios, Luis Alvarez y Alvarez
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 7, 2020
Runtime: 1h 35m

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